Extra-Nodal Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma with Unusual Morphological Features and PDL1 Expression

Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma, a rare tumor of FDCs, poses a diagnostic challenge due to its myriad morphologic and architectural patterns. We present a unique case of extra-nodal FDC sarcoma occurring in a 28-year-old gentleman who presented with multiple pelvic, peritoneal and retroperit...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Manali Ranade, Aekta Shah, Subhash Yadav, Santosh Menon, Sudeep Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1742319
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849691264992149504
author Manali Ranade
Aekta Shah
Subhash Yadav
Santosh Menon
Sudeep Gupta
author_facet Manali Ranade
Aekta Shah
Subhash Yadav
Santosh Menon
Sudeep Gupta
author_sort Manali Ranade
collection DOAJ
description Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma, a rare tumor of FDCs, poses a diagnostic challenge due to its myriad morphologic and architectural patterns. We present a unique case of extra-nodal FDC sarcoma occurring in a 28-year-old gentleman who presented with multiple pelvic, peritoneal and retroperitoneal soft tissue, and axial skeletal lesions. The tumor was composed of islands and trabeculae of epithelioid cells with interspersed lymphocytes against a background of abundant myxoid matrix. On immunohistochemistry, in addition to the CD21, the tumor was positive for GATA3, inhibin, and programmed death-ligand 1 (PDL1), which have been rarely reported previously in FDC sarcoma. The patient underwent surgical excision of the tumor and was later offered immunotherapy. He has been disease-free for 2 years following immunotherapy. Our case highlights the potential role of immune checkpoint inhibitors in treating FDC sarcoma, which show immuno-expression of PDL1.
format Article
id doaj-art-654a714b2bd3401a90fcceffc09cce89
institution DOAJ
issn 0971-5851
0975-2129
language English
publisher Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
record_format Article
series Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
spelling doaj-art-654a714b2bd3401a90fcceffc09cce892025-08-20T03:21:06ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-212910.1055/s-0042-1742319Extra-Nodal Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma with Unusual Morphological Features and PDL1 ExpressionManali Ranade0Aekta Shah1Subhash Yadav2Santosh Menon3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-0671Sudeep Gupta4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6742-6378Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaFollicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma, a rare tumor of FDCs, poses a diagnostic challenge due to its myriad morphologic and architectural patterns. We present a unique case of extra-nodal FDC sarcoma occurring in a 28-year-old gentleman who presented with multiple pelvic, peritoneal and retroperitoneal soft tissue, and axial skeletal lesions. The tumor was composed of islands and trabeculae of epithelioid cells with interspersed lymphocytes against a background of abundant myxoid matrix. On immunohistochemistry, in addition to the CD21, the tumor was positive for GATA3, inhibin, and programmed death-ligand 1 (PDL1), which have been rarely reported previously in FDC sarcoma. The patient underwent surgical excision of the tumor and was later offered immunotherapy. He has been disease-free for 2 years following immunotherapy. Our case highlights the potential role of immune checkpoint inhibitors in treating FDC sarcoma, which show immuno-expression of PDL1.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1742319follicular dendritic cell sarcomaPDL1immunotherapy
spellingShingle Manali Ranade
Aekta Shah
Subhash Yadav
Santosh Menon
Sudeep Gupta
Extra-Nodal Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma with Unusual Morphological Features and PDL1 Expression
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
follicular dendritic cell sarcoma
PDL1
immunotherapy
title Extra-Nodal Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma with Unusual Morphological Features and PDL1 Expression
title_full Extra-Nodal Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma with Unusual Morphological Features and PDL1 Expression
title_fullStr Extra-Nodal Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma with Unusual Morphological Features and PDL1 Expression
title_full_unstemmed Extra-Nodal Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma with Unusual Morphological Features and PDL1 Expression
title_short Extra-Nodal Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma with Unusual Morphological Features and PDL1 Expression
title_sort extra nodal follicular dendritic cell sarcoma with unusual morphological features and pdl1 expression
topic follicular dendritic cell sarcoma
PDL1
immunotherapy
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1742319
work_keys_str_mv AT manaliranade extranodalfolliculardendriticcellsarcomawithunusualmorphologicalfeaturesandpdl1expression
AT aektashah extranodalfolliculardendriticcellsarcomawithunusualmorphologicalfeaturesandpdl1expression
AT subhashyadav extranodalfolliculardendriticcellsarcomawithunusualmorphologicalfeaturesandpdl1expression
AT santoshmenon extranodalfolliculardendriticcellsarcomawithunusualmorphologicalfeaturesandpdl1expression
AT sudeepgupta extranodalfolliculardendriticcellsarcomawithunusualmorphologicalfeaturesandpdl1expression