What Exactly IS a Histiocyte?

Do you know what the term histiocyte actually means?

It can be a confusing term if you haven’t seen it broken down before.

Histiocyte is an umbrella term that encompasses macrophages and dendritic cells.

And from these two lineages, we get a whole spectrum of histiocytic diseases like:

These disease entities have different (and sometimes overlapping) clinical appearances and cytologic features.

Next week, I’ll highlight a case of one of these conditions!