Spindle cell hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor presenting as multifocal red or bluish nodules on the distal limbs. We present a 57-year-old woman with five years history of multiple, soft, violaceous nodules on her hands. Pathologic study indicated spindle cell hemangioma.

Abstract Background Spindle cell tumors of the scalp are notorious for their potential to present with torrential life-threatening bleeds during surgery and in postoperative period. We successful management one such case. Case presentation A 54-year-old male was operated on a huge spindle tumor located occipital area. During surgery, blood loss 2 l replaced crystalloids, colloids, packed red ce...

Immunohistochemical techniques were used to investigate the origin of a spindle cell tumor in the anterior uveal tract of dogs and the influence of ultraviolet radiation on the development of this tumor. Thirteen tumors were identified from the 4,007 canine ocular samples examined at the Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin between 1978 and 2005. Siberian Husky and Siberian Husk...

pseudotumour is a benign inflammatory lesion. mycobacterial spindle cell pseudotumour (msp) is a rare pseudotumour. it is a benign proliferation of spindle-shaped histiocytes containing acid-fast mycobacterium, commonly reported in immunocompromised patients. msp is usually associated with mycobacterium avium complex (mac). here, we present the case of a 38-year-old gentleman with acquired immu...

Squamous carcinomas of both human and rodent origin can undergo a transition to a more invasive, metastatic phenotype involving reorganization of the cytoskeleton, loss of cell adhesion molecules such as E-cadherin and acquisition of a fibroblastoid or spindle cell morphology. We have developed a series of cell lines from mouse skin tumors which represent different stages of carcinogenesis, inc...

Primary spindle cell neoplasms of the thyroid gland are quite rare. They encompass a heterogeneous group of benign and malignant lesions of mesenchymal and epithelial origin. We herein describe two unusual follicular thyroid adenomas dominated by spindle cells with occasional areas of colloid-forming follicular differentiation. The tumors affected a 77-year woman and a 70-year old man; both had...

Eight cases of ganglioneuroma were examined for a presence of perineural cell differentiation, using the immunohistochemical markers epithelial membrane antigen (EMA), claudin-1 and GLUT-1. The mean age of the patients was 42.3 years (range 26-68 years), six patients were females and two were males. Five tumors were located in the adrenal gland and 3 tumors in the retroperitoneum. Morphology of...

Background: Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare malignant soft tissue sarcoma and the most common sarcoma of childhood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the distribution of age and sex of patients, pathological subtypes and to determine the role of staging and classification of RMS on treatment outcome. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included patients who diagnosed with RMS ...

For several years the authors have been interested in certain peculiar tumors of the skin and mucous membranes which have been designated as spindle-cell epidermoid carcinomas. Most of these lesions have occurred in the zone including and surrounding the lip, and this particular group has been especially selected for the present study, although tumors of somewhat similar histology have been not...

Spindle cell tumors are clinically heterogeneous but morphologically similar neoplasms. The term refers to the tumor cells' long and slender microscopic appearance. Distinct subgroups of spindle cell tumors are characterized by chromosomal translocations and also fusion genes. Other spindle cell tumors exist that have not yet been found to have characteristic, let alone pathognomonic, genetic o...