BACKGROUND Follicular dendritic cell(FDC)sarcoma/tumor is a rare malignant tumor of follicular dendritic cells,which is considered a low-grade sarcoma that can involve lymph nodes or extranodal sites.Conventional FDC ...BACKGROUND Follicular dendritic cell(FDC)sarcoma/tumor is a rare malignant tumor of follicular dendritic cells,which is considered a low-grade sarcoma that can involve lymph nodes or extranodal sites.Conventional FDC sarcomas are negative for Epstein-Barr virus(EBV),whereas the inflammatory pseudotumorlike variant consistently shows EBV in the neoplastic cells.CASE SUMMARY We report two cases of inflammatory pseudotumor-like FDC sarcoma in the liver that received 3D laparoscopic right hepatectomy and open right hepatectomy separately.CONCLUSION EBV probe-based in situ hybridization and detection of immunohistochemical markers of FDC play an important role in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor-like FDC sarcoma.Complete surgical excision combined with regional lymphadenectomy may be effective in reducing the postoperative recurrence and metastasis and improving long-term survival rates.展开更多
BACKGROUND Mesenchymal tumors such as perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm(PEComa)and inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell sarcoma(IPT-like FDC sarcoma)are relatively uncommon in the liver and are...BACKGROUND Mesenchymal tumors such as perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm(PEComa)and inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell sarcoma(IPT-like FDC sarcoma)are relatively uncommon in the liver and are particularly rare in the caudate lobe.The clinical manifestations and available imaging tests lack specificity for hepatic mesenchymal tumors.To the best of our knowledge,no caudate PEComa or IPT-like FDC sarcoma has been completely resected by laparoscopy.The standard laparoscopic technique,surgical approaches,and tumor margins for potentially malignant or malignant caudate mesenchymal tumors are still being explored.AIM To assess both the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic resection for rare caudate mesenchymal neoplasms.METHODS Eleven patients who underwent isolated caudate lobe resection from 2003 to 2017 were identified from a prospective database.Three consecutive patients with rare caudate mesenchymal tumors underwent laparoscopic resection.Patient demographic data,intraoperative parameters,and postoperative outcomes were assessed and compared with the open surgery group.RESULTS All procedures for the three resection patients with caudate mesenchymal tumors were completed using a total laparoscopic technique by two different approaches.The average operative time was 226 min,and the estimated blood loss was 133 mL.The average length of postoperative hospital stay was 6.3±0.3 d for the laparoscopy group and 15.5±2.3 d for the open surgery group(P<0.05).There were no perioperative complications or patient deaths in this series.CONCLUSION Laparoscopic isolated caudate lobe resection for rare mesenchymal neoplasms is a feasible and curative surgical option in selected patients.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Follicular dendritic cell(FDC)sarcoma/tumor is a rare malignant tumor of follicular dendritic cells,which is considered a low-grade sarcoma that can involve lymph nodes or extranodal sites.Conventional FDC sarcomas are negative for Epstein-Barr virus(EBV),whereas the inflammatory pseudotumorlike variant consistently shows EBV in the neoplastic cells.CASE SUMMARY We report two cases of inflammatory pseudotumor-like FDC sarcoma in the liver that received 3D laparoscopic right hepatectomy and open right hepatectomy separately.CONCLUSION EBV probe-based in situ hybridization and detection of immunohistochemical markers of FDC play an important role in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor-like FDC sarcoma.Complete surgical excision combined with regional lymphadenectomy may be effective in reducing the postoperative recurrence and metastasis and improving long-term survival rates.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81600505Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province,No.A2017370
文摘BACKGROUND Mesenchymal tumors such as perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm(PEComa)and inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell sarcoma(IPT-like FDC sarcoma)are relatively uncommon in the liver and are particularly rare in the caudate lobe.The clinical manifestations and available imaging tests lack specificity for hepatic mesenchymal tumors.To the best of our knowledge,no caudate PEComa or IPT-like FDC sarcoma has been completely resected by laparoscopy.The standard laparoscopic technique,surgical approaches,and tumor margins for potentially malignant or malignant caudate mesenchymal tumors are still being explored.AIM To assess both the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic resection for rare caudate mesenchymal neoplasms.METHODS Eleven patients who underwent isolated caudate lobe resection from 2003 to 2017 were identified from a prospective database.Three consecutive patients with rare caudate mesenchymal tumors underwent laparoscopic resection.Patient demographic data,intraoperative parameters,and postoperative outcomes were assessed and compared with the open surgery group.RESULTS All procedures for the three resection patients with caudate mesenchymal tumors were completed using a total laparoscopic technique by two different approaches.The average operative time was 226 min,and the estimated blood loss was 133 mL.The average length of postoperative hospital stay was 6.3±0.3 d for the laparoscopy group and 15.5±2.3 d for the open surgery group(P<0.05).There were no perioperative complications or patient deaths in this series.CONCLUSION Laparoscopic isolated caudate lobe resection for rare mesenchymal neoplasms is a feasible and curative surgical option in selected patients.
