Imaging Findings of Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma: Report of Four Cases
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Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm and little is known about its radiological features. We present here four cases of follicular dendritic cell sarcomas and we provide the image characteristics of these tumors to help radiologists recognize this entity when making a diagnosis.
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122-128-Qiu Long-Hua.indd
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma is an extremely rare malignant neoplasm arising from follicular dendritic cells, and this was fi rst described in 1986 by Monda et al. (1). About 60% of the cases occur in lymph nodes such as the cervical, axillary and mediastinal lymph nodes, while a wide variety of extranodal sites may also be affected, including the tonsil, spleen, liver, gastrointestinal tr...
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دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011