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Benign Germinative Follicular Epithelium Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
310491
•Concept ID:
C1706922
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Benign Germinative Follicular Epithelium Tumor

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the germinative follicular epithelium and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign Germinative Follicular Epithelium Neoplasm

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Lymphoid proliferations of the salivary glands.
Harris NL
Am J Clin Pathol 1999 Jan;111(1 Suppl 1):S94-103. PMID: 9894474

Diagnosis

Giant melanotrichoblastoma.
Kim DW, Lee JH, Kim I
Am J Dermatopathol 2011 May;33(3):e37-40. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181dfd120. PMID: 20940620
Malignant adnexal neoplasms.
Crowson AN, Magro CM, Mihm MC
Mod Pathol 2006 Feb;19 Suppl 2:S93-S126. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.3800511. PMID: 16446719
Trichoblastoma arising within an apocrine poroma.
Santos-Briz A, Rodríguez-Peralto JL, Miguélez A, López-Ríos F
Am J Dermatopathol 2002 Feb;24(1):59-62. doi: 10.1097/00000372-200202000-00012. PMID: 11803284
Merkel cells and sclerosing epithelial neoplasms.
Abesamis-Cubillan E, El-Shabrawi-Caelen L, LeBoit PE
Am J Dermatopathol 2000 Aug;22(4):311-5. doi: 10.1097/00000372-200008000-00003. PMID: 10949455
Lymphoid proliferations of the salivary glands.
Harris NL
Am J Clin Pathol 1999 Jan;111(1 Suppl 1):S94-103. PMID: 9894474

Prognosis

Malignant adnexal neoplasms.
Crowson AN, Magro CM, Mihm MC
Mod Pathol 2006 Feb;19 Suppl 2:S93-S126. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.3800511. PMID: 16446719

Clinical prediction guides

The potential role of follicular helper T cells and helper T cells type 1 in Warthin tumour.
Kobayashi Y, Kurose N, Guo X, Shioya A, Kitamura M, Tsuji H, Yamada S
Pathol Res Pract 2021 Apr;220:153386. Epub 2021 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2021.153386. PMID: 33647861

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