label: Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Neoplasm
label_lc: histiocytic and dendritic cell neoplasm
description: A group of rare tumors that affect the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. The cells of origin are the histiocytes and accessory cells. This category includes the following: Langerhans cell histiocytosis, Langerhans cell sarcoma, indeterminate dendritic cell histiocytosis, interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma, histiocytic sarcoma, disseminated juvenile xanthogranuloma, Erdheim-Chester disease, Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes disease, ALK-positive histiocytosis, and follicular dendritic cell sarcoma.