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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Histiocytic Disorders, Malignant > Histiocytic Sarcoma
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphatic Diseases > Histiocytosis > Histiocytic Disorders, Malignant > Histiocytic Sarcoma

Preferred term

Histiocytic Sarcoma  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Histiocytic Lymphomas, True
  • Histiocytic Lymphoma, True
  • Histiocytoses, True Malignant
  • Histiocytosis, True Malignant
  • Lymphomas, True Histiocytic
  • Lymphoma, True Histiocytic
  • Malignant Histiocytoses, True
  • Malignant Histiocytosis, True
  • True Histiocytic Lymphoma
  • True Histiocytic Lymphomas
  • True Malignant Histiocytoses
  • True Malignant Histiocytosis

Scope note

  • Malignant neoplasms composed of MACROPHAGES or DENDRITIC CELLS. Most histiocytic sarcomas present as localized tumor masses without a leukemic phase. Though the biological behavior of these neoplasms resemble lymphomas, their cell lineage is histiocytic not lymphoid.

History note

  • 2008

In other languages

  • histiosyyttinen sarkooma

    Finnish

  • aito histiosyyttilymfooma
  • histiocytosis maligna
  • histiosytäärinen sarkoma
  • histiosyyttisarkooma
  • malign histiocytos
  • maligni histiosytoosi
  • pahanlaatuinen histiosytoosi
  • todellinen histiosyyttilymfooma
  • tyypin III histiosytoosi
  • tyyppi III histiosytoosi
  • Histiocytiskt sarkom

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054747

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