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*[[Neuroblastoma]].
*[[Neuroblastoma]].
*Wilm's tumour ([[AKA]] nephroblastoma).
*[[Wilms tumour]] ([[AKA]] nephroblastoma).
*Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
*Alveolar [[rhabdomyosarcoma]].
*[[Ewing sarcoma]]/PNET - this entity is dealt with in the ''[[bone tumours]]'' article.
*[[Ewing sarcoma]]/PNET - this entity is dealt with in the ''[[bone tumours]]'' article.
*[[Lymphoma]] - large cell lymphomas, e.g. [[diffuse large B cell lymphoma]], anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
*[[Lymphoma]] - large cell lymphomas, e.g. [[diffuse large B cell lymphoma]], anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
*[[Retinoblastoma]].
*[[Retinoblastoma]].
*[[Liver neoplasms|Hepatoblastoma]].
*[[Liver neoplasms|Hepatoblastoma]].
*Desmoplastic small round cell tumour (DSRCT).
*[[Desmoplastic small round cell tumour]] (DSRCT).


Memory device: 4 -blastoma (hepato-, neuro-, nephro-, retino-), PNET/Ewing sarcoma (medulloblastoma), DSRCT, lymphoma, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
Memory device: 4 -blastoma (hepato-, neuro-, nephro-, retino-), PNET/Ewing sarcoma (medulloblastoma), DSRCT, lymphoma, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.

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Small round cell tumours (SRCT), also small round blue cell tumours (SRBCT), are a group of tumours that have a similar histologic appearance.

It is a group of tumours that is seen more often in childhood than adulthood.

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Memory device: 4 -blastoma (hepato-, neuro-, nephro-, retino-), PNET/Ewing sarcoma (medulloblastoma), DSRCT, lymphoma, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Sheets of cells, very cellular.
  • Small cells ~ 2X RBC diameter.
  • Scant cytoplasm.
  • Coarse chromatin.
  • +/-Nucleolus. (???)
  • +/-Vascular.

See also

References