title: Extranodal follicular dendritic cell tumour of the nasopharynx.
abstract: We report the first case of an extranodal follicular dendritic cell (FDC) tumour localized in the nasopharynx of a 44-year-old male patient. The tumour cells were characterized immunohistochemically by strong expression of CD21, HLA-DR and vimentin and focal expression of CD68 and cytokeratin. Electron microscopic examination revealed desmosomal cell junctions between adjacent cell processes. Molecular genetic analysis using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) showed germline configuration of immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genomes were detectable by PCR. After complete surgical tumour removal and radiotherapy the patient is disease-free 20 months after the initial diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, University of Graz Medical School, Austria.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beham-Schmid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beham
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jakse
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Auböck
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Höfler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure