title: Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the tonsil: a case report and literature review.
abstract: We describe a case of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS) of the tonsil in a 59-year-old woman. She was successfully treated with excision of the mass and postoperative radiation therapy. According to our review of the literature, only 25 cases of extranodal FDCS in the head and neck have been previously reported, including only 10 cases that involved a tonsil. We briefly review these earlier reports, and we discuss the diagnosis and management of FDCS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McDuffie
authors.forename: Timothy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lian
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thibodeaux
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D020566:Dendritic Cells, Follicular / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor