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Head and Neck Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma

MedGen UID:
1769527
•Concept ID:
C5420276
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A follicular dendritic cell sarcoma that arises from the head and neck. The most frequently affected sites are the cervical lymph nodes, the Waldeyer ring, and the soft tissue of the neck. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHead and Neck Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Imatinib in the treatment of follicular dendritic sarcoma: a case report and review of literature.
Azim HA, Elsedewy E, Azim HA Jr
Onkologie 2007 Jul;30(7):381-4. Epub 2007 Jun 27 doi: 10.1159/000103586. PMID: 17596748

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tonsillar p16-Positive Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma Mimicking HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of Reported Cases.
Hutchison B, Sadigh S, Ferry JA, Shattuck TM, Faquin WC
Head Neck Pathol 2021 Mar;15(1):267-274. Epub 2020 Mar 18 doi: 10.1007/s12105-020-01152-0. PMID: 32189159Free PMC Article
(18)F-FDG PET/CT follow-up of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma.
Albano D, Bosio G, Bertagna F
Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2017 May-Jun;36(3):194-196. Epub 2016 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2016.09.001. PMID: 27793634
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the neck with pulmonary metastases.
Fareed MM, Memon MA, Rashid A, Furrukh M, Ahmed S, Ghouri AR, Khan A, Asghar AS
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2011 Sep;21(9):561-3. PMID: 21914416
Clinicopathological features and prognosis assessment of extranodal follicular dendritic cell sarcoma.
Li L, Shi YH, Guo ZJ, Qiu T, Guo L, Yang HY, Zhang X, Zhao XM, Su Q
World J Gastroenterol 2010 May 28;16(20):2504-19. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i20.2504. PMID: 20503450Free PMC Article
Imatinib in the treatment of follicular dendritic sarcoma: a case report and review of literature.
Azim HA, Elsedewy E, Azim HA Jr
Onkologie 2007 Jul;30(7):381-4. Epub 2007 Jun 27 doi: 10.1159/000103586. PMID: 17596748

Diagnosis

Extranodal Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma of the Head and Neck Region: A Clinicopathological Study of 7 Cases.
Din NU, Ahmad Z, Rahim S, Fritchie K, Tariq MU, Ahmed A
Int J Surg Pathol 2023 Sep;31(6):1067-1074. Epub 2022 Nov 25 doi: 10.1177/10668969221133352. PMID: 36426540
Intra-muscular follicular dendritic cell sarcoma in the thigh: A case report.
Cho YJ, Han SI, Lim SC
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Sep 10;100(36):e27209. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027209. PMID: 34516525Free PMC Article
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the head and neck. Literature review and report of the tonsil occurrence in a Ugandan patient.
Pecorella I, Okello TR, Ciardi G, Ochola E, Ogwang MD
Pathologica 2017 Jun;109(2):120-125. PMID: 28748971
Clinical and pathological features of head and neck follicular dendritic cell sarcoma.
Li J, Zhou ML, Zhou SH
Hematology 2015 Dec;20(10):571-83. Epub 2015 Apr 1 doi: 10.1179/1607845415Y.0000000008. PMID: 25831474
Imatinib in the treatment of follicular dendritic sarcoma: a case report and review of literature.
Azim HA, Elsedewy E, Azim HA Jr
Onkologie 2007 Jul;30(7):381-4. Epub 2007 Jun 27 doi: 10.1159/000103586. PMID: 17596748

Therapy

Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma presenting as a painless lump in the parotid.
McClelland E, Bashyam A, Derbyshire S, Di Palma S
BMJ Case Rep 2018 May 30;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224301. PMID: 29848530Free PMC Article
Follicular cell dendritic sarcoma of cervical nodes in a patient with significant WTC exposure.
Shemen L, Kaplan B, Sussman L
BMJ Case Rep 2015 Jan 7;2015 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207256. PMID: 25568274Free PMC Article
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the neck with an aggressive and fatal course.
Cyriac S, Praveenkumar D, Majhi U, Sagar TG
J Cancer Res Ther 2010 Jan-Mar;6(1):114-6. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.63545. PMID: 20479564
Imatinib in the treatment of follicular dendritic sarcoma: a case report and review of literature.
Azim HA, Elsedewy E, Azim HA Jr
Onkologie 2007 Jul;30(7):381-4. Epub 2007 Jun 27 doi: 10.1159/000103586. PMID: 17596748
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the neck; a case report and literature review.
Nakashima T, Kuratomi Y, Shiratsuchi H, Yamamoto H, Yasumatsu R, Yamamoto T, Komiyama S
Auris Nasus Larynx 2002 Oct;29(4):401-3. doi: 10.1016/s0385-8146(02)00056-1. PMID: 12393051

Prognosis

p16 expression in follicular dendritic cell sarcoma: a potential mimicker of human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Zhang L, Yang C, Lewis JS Jr, El-Mofty SK, Chernock RD
Hum Pathol 2017 Aug;66:40-47. Epub 2017 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.05.019. PMID: 28554574
(18)F-FDG PET/CT follow-up of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma.
Albano D, Bosio G, Bertagna F
Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2017 May-Jun;36(3):194-196. Epub 2016 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2016.09.001. PMID: 27793634
Clinical and pathological features of head and neck follicular dendritic cell sarcoma.
Li J, Zhou ML, Zhou SH
Hematology 2015 Dec;20(10):571-83. Epub 2015 Apr 1 doi: 10.1179/1607845415Y.0000000008. PMID: 25831474
Clinicopathological features and prognosis assessment of extranodal follicular dendritic cell sarcoma.
Li L, Shi YH, Guo ZJ, Qiu T, Guo L, Yang HY, Zhang X, Zhao XM, Su Q
World J Gastroenterol 2010 May 28;16(20):2504-19. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i20.2504. PMID: 20503450Free PMC Article
Imatinib in the treatment of follicular dendritic sarcoma: a case report and review of literature.
Azim HA, Elsedewy E, Azim HA Jr
Onkologie 2007 Jul;30(7):381-4. Epub 2007 Jun 27 doi: 10.1159/000103586. PMID: 17596748

Clinical prediction guides

Intra-muscular follicular dendritic cell sarcoma in the thigh: A case report.
Cho YJ, Han SI, Lim SC
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Sep 10;100(36):e27209. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027209. PMID: 34516525Free PMC Article
p16 expression in follicular dendritic cell sarcoma: a potential mimicker of human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Zhang L, Yang C, Lewis JS Jr, El-Mofty SK, Chernock RD
Hum Pathol 2017 Aug;66:40-47. Epub 2017 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.05.019. PMID: 28554574
Impact of surgery, radiation and systemic therapy on the outcomes of patients with dendritic cell and histiocytic sarcomas.
Gounder M, Desai V, Kuk D, Agaram N, Arcila M, Durham B, Keohan ML, Dickson MA, D'Angelo SP, Shukla N, Moskowitz C, Noy A, Maki RG, Herrera DA, Sanchez A, Krishnan A, Pourmoussa A, Qin LX, Tap WD
Eur J Cancer 2015 Nov;51(16):2413-22. Epub 2015 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.06.109. PMID: 26298731Free PMC Article

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