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[[Image:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour - very high mag.jpg | thumb| right| Spindle cells in a [[MPNST]]. ([[WC]])]] | |||
'''Spindle cell''' is a histomorphologic descriptor used in [[pathology]]. | '''Spindle cell''' is a histomorphologic descriptor used in [[pathology]]. | ||
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
It refers to a cell that is tapered at both ends.<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25657 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25657]. Accessed on: 2 February 2011.</ref> | It refers to a cell that is tapered at both ends.<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25657 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25657]. Accessed on: 2 February 2011.</ref> | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*A taper | *A taper ''gradually decreases toward one end <nowiki>[of the cross-section or width]</nowiki>''.<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/taper http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/taper]. Accessed on: 3 February 2011.</ref> | ||
**Image: [http://qcfocus.com/files/Pipe%20Thread%20Taper.jpg Taperred thread (qcfocus.com)]. | **Image: [http://qcfocus.com/files/Pipe%20Thread%20Taper.jpg Taperred thread (qcfocus.com)]. | ||
*Spindle cells can have "pointy" ends or "rounded" ends, i.e. be ellipitcal or vesica piscis. | *Spindle cells can have "pointy" ends (typical for nerves) or "rounded" ends (typical for muscle), i.e. be ellipitcal or vesica piscis. | ||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Spindle_neurons_-_very_high_mag_-_cropped.jpg | Spindle neurons. (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) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 05:29, 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. (WC)
Benign smooth muscle cells of the urinary bladder. (WC)
Spindle cells of a schwannoma. (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.