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'''Histiocytoses''', singular '''histiocytosis''', are a rare set of conditions affecting tissue macrophages. | '''Histiocytoses''', singular '''histiocytosis''', are a rare set of conditions affecting tissue macrophages. | ||
== | ==Historical classification of histiocytoses in a table== | ||
Features of histiocytoses:<ref>{{Ref Sternberg4|479}}</ref> | Features of histiocytoses:<ref>{{Ref Sternberg4|479}}</ref> | ||
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*''EM'' = [[electron microscopy]]. | *''EM'' = [[electron microscopy]]. | ||
The classification has evolved considerably, as the entities can overlap. On overview of a more recent classification is found in the article ''[[classification of histiocytoses and neoplasms of the macrophage-dendritic cell lineages]]''. | |||
==Langerhans cell histiocytosis== | ==Langerhans cell histiocytosis== |
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