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follicular dendritic cell

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follicular dendritic cell
n.
Any of the cells present in aggregates of B cells that trap antigen-antibody complexes on their dendritic processes. Also called dendritic cell.


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Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma, first reported in 1986 in a series of 4 cases, is a rare neoplastic proliferation of FDCs.
HIV-associated MCD may also be complicated by the co-existence or subsequent development of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, follicular dendritic cell sarcoma, Hodgkin's disease, and another KSHV-driven neoplasm, primary effusion lymphoma [14-17].
Follicular dendritic cells have long tentacles that lock onto B cells and hold them in place during their training.
 
 
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