Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma mimicking giant cell carcinoma of the pancreas

Pathology International

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 466-470

  Shen, Shih Che ^a   Wu, Chun Chieh ^a   Ng, Kwai Fong ^a   Wu, Ren Chin ^a   Chen, Han Ming ^a   Chen, Tse Ching ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Extranodal; Follicular dendritic cell; Giant cell carcinoma; Pancreas; Undifferentiated carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CD23 ANTIGEN; CLUSTERIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D RECEPTOR; FASCIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENDRITIC CELL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; GIANT CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR CELL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CARCINOMA, GIANT CELL; DENDRITIC CELLS, FOLLICULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SARCOMA; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33745841946     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2006.01991.x     Document Type: Article

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