Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma presenting as duodenal tumor

A 54-year-old man presented to our department with a 6-month of upper abdominal pain. Physical examination was unremarkable. Serological testing for carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA 125) was 117.7  U/ml (CA 125 ≥ 35 U/mL was defined as abnormal). Abdominal computed tomography scan showed a 6.9 × 4.8 cm solid mass of duodenum (Fig. 1). Duodenal tumor was considered for preoperative diagnosis. The patient eventually underwent a Whipple procedure. Microscopically, tumor cells co mposed of uniform spindle and oval cells (Fig.
Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Image of the Month Source Type: research