title: Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma in pregnancy: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma is a rare tumor. Most cases that have been described involve lymph nodes in young adults, but have not been reported in pregnancy. We describe the case of a 20-year-old woman with a FDC sarcoma diagnosed during pregnancy that initially presented as a painful mass in the right axilla. The patient underwent a tumor excision and chemotherapy. The intrapartum course was uncomplicated and she delivered a live female child at 34 weeks. During her postpartum course, she received radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, USA.
authors.forename: Ramzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aboujaoude
authors.forename: Jesus R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Abdulla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Khan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D020566:Dendritic Cells, Follicular / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy