Cytokeratin-positive interstitial reticulum cell (CIRC) tumor in the lymph node: a case report of the transformation from the epithelioid cell type to the spindle cell type

• Main Authors: Sachiko Kaji (Author), Nobuyuki Hiruta (Author), Daisuke Sasai (Author), Makoto Nagashima (Author), Rintaro Ohe (Author), Mitsunori Yamakawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cytokeratin-positive interstitial reticulum cells (CIRCs), which are a subgroup of fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs), are known to be present in the lymph nodes. There have been only a few cases of tumors derived from CIRCs. Case presentation We have reported a new case involvi...