title: Follicular dendritic cell tumor of the cervical lymph node.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Asahikawa Medical School, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kimihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hangai
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.forename: Hiromasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwakiri
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Harabuchi
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyokawa
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology*; D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / Q000276:immunology*; D020566:Dendritic Cells, Follicular / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D017463:Receptors, Complement 3b / Q000276:immunology*; D017464:Receptors, Complement 3d / Q000276:immunology*; D000097382:CD68 Molecule
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic; D017463:Receptors, Complement 3b; D017464:Receptors, Complement 3d; C067980:CD68 antigen, human; D000097382:CD68 Molecule