title: Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the nasopharynx.
abstract: Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma is an extremely rare malignant neoplasm that can develop in the head and neck in both lymph nodes and extranodal sites. Only 4 cases of FDC tumor of the nasopharynx have been published before. Because of its rarity, FDC sarcoma is not easily recognized by clinicians or pathologists. We present the case of a FDC tumor of the nasopharynx in a 36-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, "Gregorio Marañón" University General Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Rosalía Souvirón
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Encabo
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McHugh
authors.forename: Ricardo L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Carrau
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kassam
authors.forename: Dwight
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heron
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054740:Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*