sinus histiocytosis
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Related to sinus histiocytosis: sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy
sinus histiocytosis
A nonspecific term for an increase in benign histiocytes in peripheral and medullary sinuses of lymph nodes.Aetiology
Reaction to tumours or steatorrhoea, dermatopathic lymphadenopathy, lymphangiography, Whipple’s disease.