Interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma: A report of four cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 589-597

  Gaertner, Erich M ^a,c   Tsokos, Maria ^b   Derringer, Gregory A ^c   Neuhauser, Thomas S ^c   Arciero, Cletus ^a   Andriko, Jo Ann W ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory cells; Interdigitating dendritic sarcoma; Lymph node; Neoplasm; Tonsil

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CD1 ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD30 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D RECEPTOR; CYTOKERATIN; LYSOZYME; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; INTERDIGITATING CELL; LYMPHOID TISSUE; LYSOSOME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA; TONSIL; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0035057295     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/M95G-7DQ2-TLQL-7Q11     Document Type: Article

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