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Thyroid Gland Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma

MedGen UID:
1657808
•Concept ID:
C2213266
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Neoplastic Process

Definition

A rare follicular dendritic cell sarcoma involving the thyroid gland. It may be associated with chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThyroid Gland Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Cytologic and histological features of rare nonepithelial and nonlymphoid tumors of the thyroid.
Rossi ED, Pantanowitz L, Hornick JL
Cancer Cytopathol 2021 Aug;129(8):583-602. Epub 2021 Jan 25 doi: 10.1002/cncy.22404. PMID: 33493367
Primary follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the thyroid gland coexisting with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Yu L, Yang SJ
Int J Surg Pathol 2011 Aug;19(4):502-5. Epub 2009 May 15 doi: 10.1177/1066896909335507. PMID: 19448067

Prognosis

Primary spindle cell lesions of the thyroid gland; an overview.
Papi G, Corrado S, LiVolsi VA
Am J Clin Pathol 2006 Jun;125 Suppl:S95-123. doi: 10.1309/4DQW6RQX3C6KRX1J. PMID: 16830961

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