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Image:Urinary bladder muscularis mucosae -- very high mag.jpg | Benign smooth muscle cells of the [[urinary bladder]]. (WC) | Image:Urinary bladder muscularis mucosae -- very high mag.jpg | Benign smooth muscle cells of the [[urinary bladder]]. (WC) | ||
Image:Schwannoma_-_Antoni_A_and_B_-_very_high_mag.jpg | Spindle cells of a schwannoma. (WC) | Image:Schwannoma_-_Antoni_A_and_B_-_very_high_mag.jpg | Spindle cells of a schwannoma. (WC) | ||
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Revision as of 05:41, 28 January 2015
Spindle cell is a histomorphologic descriptor used in pathology.
Definition
It refers to a cell that is tapered at both ends.[1]
Notes:
- A taper gradually decreases toward one end [of the cross-section or width].[2]
- Image: Taperred thread (qcfocus.com).
- Spindle cells can have "pointy" ends (typical for nerves) or "rounded" ends (typical for muscle), i.e. be ellipitcal or vesica piscis.
Images
- Spindle neurons - very high mag - cropped.jpg
Spindle neurons. (WC)
- Urinary bladder muscularis mucosae -- very high mag.jpg
Benign smooth muscle cells of the urinary bladder. (WC)
Spindle cells of a schwannoma. (WC)
Shapes
- Drop spindle from Egypt.jpg
A spindle. (WC)
- Vesica Piscis.svg
Vesica piscis. (WC)
- Ellipse parameters 2.svg
Ellipse. (WC)
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25657. Accessed on: 2 February 2011.
- ↑ URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/taper. Accessed on: 3 February 2011.