title: Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma arising from the hypopharynx.
abstract: Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) tumours have been described recently as malignant tumours arising from accessory cells of the lymph nodes. They are rare tumours with fewer than 70 cases occurring worldwide. They usually present in cervical or abdominal lymph nodes, with very few occurring extranodally. We present the first case of an FDC tumour to occur in the hypopharynx with simultaneous cervical node metastases. The pathology is discussed and the literature reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London, UK.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Georgalas
authors.forename: Jeeve
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kanagalingam
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallimore
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Flynn
mesh_terms: D020566:Dendritic Cells, Follicular / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary