Postarthroplasty histiocytic lymphadenopathy in a patient with uterine carcinoma.
BACKGROUND
Postarthroplasty histiocytic lymphadenopathy is a benign reactive sinus histiocytosis.


METHODS
We report on the case of a 68-year-old woman presenting with pelvic postarthroplasty histiocytic lymphadenopathy after hysterectomy because of uterine carcinoma.


CONCLUSIONS
This unusual form of histiocytic lymphadenopathy should be included in the differential diagnosis of gynecologic oncology patients who have had joint replacements to avoid misdiagnosis of a neoplasm.
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Institute of Pathology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. reinecke@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
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D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015614:Histiocytosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D010388:Pelvis; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery