from Section VI - Histiocytic Disorders and Neoplasms
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 January 2024
The term histiocyte (tissue cell) has evolved and is now often used as a collective term for two related groups of immune regulatory cells, the monocyte-macrophages and the dendritic cell (DC)–accessory antigen-presenting cells (1). The histiocytic proliferations of childhood encompass benign and malignant accumulations of monocyte-macrophages and hematopoietic-derived DC with a clinical spectrum of indolent to aggressive lesions. Although distinguishing between their reactive and neoplastic states can be challenging at times, molecular-based testing can help refine the diagnosis of neoplastic accumulations (see also Chapter 28) (2, 3).
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