Extranodal follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the pharyngeal region: A potential diagnostic pitfall, with literature review

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-58

  Duan, Guang Jie ^a   Wu, Feng ^a   Zhu, Jiang ^a   Guo, De Yu ^a   Zhang, Rong ^a   Shen, Li Li ^a   Wang, Sheng Hong ^a   Li, Qi ^a   Xiao, Hua Liang ^b   Mou, Jiang Hong ^b   Yan, Xiao Chu ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Extranodal; FDCS; Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma; Pharynx; Tonsil

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELL SARCOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MENINGIOMA; METASTASIS; NASOPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CARCINOMA; DENDRITIC CELL SARCOMA, FOLLICULAR; DENDRITIC CELLS, FOLLICULAR; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 73949127257     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP7U8YISBUAVNW     Document Type: Article

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