Vnitr Lek 2013, 59(12):1117-1122

Histiocytic sarcoma

E. Létalová^1,*, M. Moulis², M. Klincová⁴, R. Koukalová³, Z. Řehák³, F. Folber¹, Z. Adam¹, J. Mayer¹

¹ Interní hematologická a onkologická klinika Lékařské fakulty MU a FN Brno, pracoviště Bohunice, přednosta prof. MUDr. Jiří Mayer, CSc.

² Ústav patologie Lékařské fakulty MU a FN Brno, pracoviště Bohunice, přednosta doc. MUDr. Josef Feit, CSc.

³ Oddělení nukleární medicíny Masarykova onkologického ústavu, Brno, přednosta prim. MUDr. Zdeněk Řehák, Ph.D.

⁴ Interní oddělení Nemocnice Boskovice, p.o., Boskovice, přednosta prim. MUDr. Luděk Pluháček, Ph.D.

Histiocytic sarcoma is a neoplasm arising from the histiocytes. Histiocytic neoplasms are among the rarest malignancies of lymphatic tissues. Occurs in less than 1% of all malignancies affecting lymph nodes and soft tissues [1,2]. The exact incidence of histiocytic sarcoma has not been described so far. In this article, we report three patients with HS, who were treated at the departement of Internal medicine, haematology and oncology, Faculty Hospital Brno. Despite the fact that all these patients had the same disease, the treatment effects differ depending on the stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis.

Keywords: histiocytes; histiocytic sarcoma; lymphatic tissue

Received: January 26, 2013; Accepted: September 7, 2013; Published: December 1, 2013  Show citation