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Follicular dendritic cell tumor of the cervical lymph node.

Department of Otolaryngology, Asahikawa Medical School, Asahikawa, Japan.
ORL (impact factor: 0.91). 64(3):229-32. DOI:58031 pp.229-32
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) tumor is an uncommon sarcoma, which occurs in lymph nodes or in extranodal sites. A 61-year-old female was referred to our hospital because of a nontender mass on her neck. The mass was surgically removed and initially diagnosed as a metastasis of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH). Because the subsequent progress was inconsistent with the common prognosis of a patient with MFH, the possibility of FDC tumor was taken into consideration. Immunohistological studies for FDC antigens, such as CD21 and CD35, led to final diagnosis. It is suggested that FDC tumor should be included in the diagnostic considerations when a spindle cell tumor is present in a lymph node.

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Keywords

diagnostic considerations
 
extranodal sites
 
FDC
 
FDC antigens
 
FDC tumor
 
final diagnosis
 
Follicular dendritic cell
 
lymph node
 
lymph nodes
 
malignant fibrous histiocytoma
 
spindle cell tumor
 
subsequent progress
 
uncommon sarcoma
 

Kimihiko Hangai