Malignant histiocytosis (histiocytic medullary reticulosis) with spindle cell differentiation and tumour formation.
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 30 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977