Intra-abdominal follicular dendritic cell tumor: report of two cases.
Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) tumor is an uncommon entity described mainly in the lymph nodes. We report two men with intra-abdominal FDC tumors--one arising from the colon and other presenting as a mesenteric mass. Both patients underwent successful surgical excision of the tumor.
Seethalakshmi
P S
PS
Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
Desai
S B
SB
Krishnamurthy
S C
SC
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male