Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma/tumor: 2 cases of a rare tumor of difficult clinical and pathological diagnosis

Ann Diagn Pathol. 2009 Aug;13(4):257-62. doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2008.02.013. Epub 2008 Jul 26.

Abstract

The follicular dendritic cell sarcoma/tumor is a neoplasic proliferation of fusiform and ovoid cells with characteristic morphology and immunohistochemical pattern. The sarcoma/tumor term is designated due to the variability of the cytological status and, in many cases, its indeterminate clinical course. This report presents the 2 first cases seen at the Hospital General de México, OD (General Hospital of Mexico). The aim of this study is to contribute to the morphology and immunophenotype of this infrequent neoplasm, as well as discuss its differential diagnosis and clinical evolution.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular / diagnosis*
  • Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular / immunology
  • Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunophenotyping
  • Lymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma / immunology
  • Lymphoma / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Receptors, Complement 3b / metabolism
  • Receptors, Complement 3d / metabolism

Substances

  • Receptors, Complement 3b
  • Receptors, Complement 3d