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ORPHA:86902Disease
What it is
A rare dendritic cell neoplasm characterized by a proliferation of spindled to ovoid cells with morphological and immunophenotypic features of follicular dendritic cells. Conventional follicular dendritic cell sarcomas are negative for EBV. The tumor arises as a painless, slow-growing mass in lymph nodes (most often cervical), extranodal sites (such as tonsils, gastrointestinal tract, soft tissue, mediastinum, or lung, among others), or both. Paraneoplastic pemphigus may occur in rare cases. Predictive factors are tumor size, presence of coagulative necrosis, mitotic count, and presence of significant cytological atypia.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000 (annual incidence, Europe)
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Classified as
- Disease
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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