title: Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the neck: case report and review of current diagnostic and management strategies.
abstract: Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS) is a rare malignant neoplasm that can clinically mimic a number of other tumors. FDCS can follow either an indolent or aggressive course. The prognosis tends to be worse for patients with large or high-grade tumors and/or an intra-abdominal tumor site. For optimal management, complete surgical excision is recommended. Radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy may be considered for incompletely resected tumors and for tumors with poor prognostic features, but the exact role of adjuvant therapy is unknown. We report a case of cervical FDCS in a 39-year-old black man, and we review the presentation and management of this disorder, with emphasis on the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Laleh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Amiri-Kordestani
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Priebat
authors.forename: Stanley H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D054740:Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors