TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Histiocytosis A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Engelhardt, Thomas Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e AB - Group of disorders that have in common, as a primary event, the accumulation and infiltration of histiocytes, monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells in the affected tissues. It involves mainly the skin, bones, brain, lungs, spleen, and liver. It is often characterized by the presence of nonmalignant growths as a result of accumulation of histiocytes. This is associated with a very poor prognosis (70% mortality). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164073053 ER -