Malignant histiocytosis (histiocytic medullary reticulosis) with spindle cell differentiation and tumour formation

Malignant histiocytosis (histiocytic medullary reticulosis) in a 45-year-old white man is described. Unusual features were presentation as a surgical emergency with signs of obstruction and peritonitis due to an ileal tumour and extensive spindle cell differentiation. Problems in the differential di...

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Published in:Journal of clinical pathology 1977-02, Vol.30 (2), p.120-125
Main Authors: Macgillivray, J B, Duthie, J S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bone Marrow - pathology
Bone Marrow Cells
Female
Histiocytes - pathology
Humans
Ileum - pathology
Intestinal Neoplasms - pathology
Lymph Nodes - pathology
Lymphatic Diseases - pathology
Middle Aged
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Summary:Malignant histiocytosis (histiocytic medullary reticulosis) in a 45-year-old white man is described. Unusual features were presentation as a surgical emergency with signs of obstruction and peritonitis due to an ileal tumour and extensive spindle cell differentiation. Problems in the differential diagnosis of malignant histiocytosis are briefly discussed.
ISSN:0021-9746
1472-4146
DOI:10.1136/jcp.30.2.120