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Peripheral nerve sheath tumours (view source)
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*Nuclear atypia. | *Nuclear atypia. | ||
*Mitoses. | *Mitoses. | ||
*+/-Herring bone pattern. | |||
Notes: | |||
*May be diagnosed in a poorly diff. tumour if patient has [[NF1]]. | |||
DDx: | DDx: | ||
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*Plexiform schwannoma. | *Plexiform schwannoma. | ||
DDx of herring bone: | |||
*MPNST. | |||
*[[Synovial sarcoma]]. | |||
*[[Fibrosarcoma]]. | |||
Images: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumour_-_intermed_mag.jpg MPNST - intermed. mag. (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumour_-_intermed_mag.jpg MPNST - intermed. mag. (WC)]. | ||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumour_-_high_mag.jpg MPNST - high mag. (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumour_-_high_mag.jpg MPNST - high mag. (WC)]. | ||
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case112/micro.html MPNST - several images (upmc.edu)]. | |||
====Grading==== | ====Grading==== | ||