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Table 1 Histiocytic and reticulum cell neoplasia: overview

From: Inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell tumor: an underdiagnosed neoplasia

 

Immunohistochemical profile

Clinical course

Langerhans cell histocytosis and

CD1a+; S100 protein+; CD68−/+; lisozime-; CD21/CD35-; EBV-1 [Birbeck granules+]

Variable clinical presentation: localized indolent to systemic aggressive

Langerhans cell sarcoma

Agressive

Indeterminate dendritic cell tumor

CD1a+; CD4+; Fascin+; S100+; CD68+/−; langerin [Birbeck granules–]-

Most frequently localized

Interdigitating reticulum cell tumor

Positive: S100 protein, fascin; Frequently positive: CD4, CD11c, CD14, CD45, CD68, HLA-DR, lisozime, EMA; Negative: CD1a, langerin, CD21/CD35, CD23

Mostly lymph nodes; very aggressive

Follicular dendritic cell tumor

Positive: CD21/CD35, CD23, KiM4p, CNA42, clusterin, D2.40 (membrane), desmoplakin, fascin, EGFR, HLA-DR;

Sometimes positive: CD4, CD11a, CD14, CD20, CD45, CD68, EMA, S100 protein, smooth muscle actin; IPT-like cases consistently EBV+; Negative: CD1a, CD3, CD34, CD79a, myeloperoxidase, lisozime, HMB45

Mostly lymph nodes; middle age around the 5th decade; one third extranodal; moderately aggressive.

IPT-like cases mostly liver and spleen, female patients, more indolent course.

Fibroblastic reticular cell tumor / CIRC (cytokeratin positive interstitial reticular cell) tumor2

Positive: Vimentin; CIRC: cytokeratins, EMA, CD21, fascin; Frequently positive: smooth muscle actin, desmin, factor XIIIa; Negative: CD35, D2.40, CD1a, S100, EBV

Indolent (localized cases) to aggressive

Histiocytic sarcoma

Positive: CD68, CD163, CD4, CD11c, CD14, lysozyme; Negative: B and T cell markers, CD30, EMA, CD21, CD23, CD35, CD1a, langerin/CD207, CD13, CD33, myeloperoxidase, cytokeratins, HMB45; S100 protein positive in 50% cases

Frequently extranodal;

Mostly aggressive

  1. Based on References [4,5,6,7,8,9,10]; 1: see Reference [5]; 2: see Reference [8]