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Definition
A group of rare tumors that affect the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. The cells of origin are the histiocytes and accessory cells. This category includes the following: Langerhans cell histiocytosis, Langerhans cell sarcoma, indeterminate dendritic cell histiocytosis, interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma, histiocytic sarcoma, disseminated juvenile xanthogranuloma, Erdheim-Chester disease, Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes disease, ALK-positive histiocytosis, and follicular dendritic cell sarcoma.
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Taxonomy
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Anatomy
70 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.
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Names
CancerIndex is a research and information platform. It does not diagnose and does not recommend treatment.
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