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'''[[Spindle cell]] lesions''' are seen frequent enough that one ought to have a solid approach to 'em. | [[Image:Malignant_peripheral_nerve_sheath_tumour_-_very_high_mag.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A spindle cell lesion ([[MPNST]]). [[H&E stain]].]] | ||
'''[[Spindle cell]] lesions''' are seen frequent enough that one ought to have a solid approach to 'em. | |||
A general introduction to ''spindle cells'' is found in the ''[[spindle cell]]'' article. | |||
==General DDx== | ==General DDx== | ||
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**Skeletal. | **Skeletal. | ||
*Other. | *Other. | ||
**Carcinoma, e.g. metaplastic carcinoma. | |||
===A long differential diagnosis of spindle cell tumours=== | |||
Adapted from ''Miller'' with modifications:<ref name=miller>Miller RT. (Sep 2013). ''Atlantic Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry Symposium''. St. John's, NL, Canada.</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
! Tumour | |||
! Group | |||
! Notes/comments | |||
|- | |||
| [[Malignant melanoma]] | |||
| melanoma | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[PEComa]] | |||
| mesenchymal lesion | |||
|[[angiomyolipoma]], [[lymphangioleiomyomatosis]], other PEComas | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sarcomatoid carcinoma]] | |||
| carcinoma | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Desmoplastic mesothelioma]] | |||
| carcinoma | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Thymoma]] | |||
| epithelial lesion | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation]] | |||
| epithelial lesion | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Malignant phyllodes tumour]] | |||
| sarcoma | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Chondroid syringoma]] | |||
| epithelial lesion | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Malignant mixed Muellerian tumour]] | |||
| carcinoma | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Syphilis]] | |||
| infection | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bacillary angiomatosis]] | |||
| infection | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Myocbacterial spindle cell pseudotumour]] | |||
| infection | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Cryotococcal pseudotumour]] | |||
| infection | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Anaplastic large cell lymphoma]] | |||
| lymphoid | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Lymphocyte-depleted Hodgkin lymphoma]] | |||
| lymphoid | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma]] | |||
| sarcoma | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Interdigitating reticulum cell sarcoma]] | |||
| sarcoma | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sclerosing extramedullary hematopoetic tumours]] | |||
| other | |||
|seen in chronic [[myeloproliferative disorders]]<ref name=pmid10632487>{{Cite journal| last1 = Remstein| first1 = ED.| last2 = Kurtin| first2 = PJ.| last3 = Nascimento| first3 = AG.| title = Sclerosing extramedullary hematopoietic tumor in chronic myeloproliferative disorders.| journal = Am J Surg Pathol| volume = 24| issue = 1| pages = 51-5| month = Jan| year = 2000| doi =| PMID = 10632487 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| [[Juvenile xanthogranuloma]] | |||
| histiocytic lesion | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Granuloma annulare]] | |||
| histiocytic lesion | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Crystal-storing histiocytosis]] | |||
| histiocytic lesion | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Schwannoma]] | |||
| neural tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Neurofibroma]] | |||
| neural tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour]] | |||
| neural tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Perineurioma]] | |||
| neural tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sustentaculoma of adrenal gland]] | |||
| neural tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Mucosal epithelioid nerve sheath tumour]] | |||
| neural tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Neurothekeoma]] | |||
| neural tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Angiosarcoma]] | |||
| vascular tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Kaposi's sarcoma]] | |||
| vascular tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Composite hemangioendothelioma]] | |||
| vascular tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia]] | |||
| vascular tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia]] | |||
| vascular tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma]] | |||
| vascular tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Leiomyosarcoma]] | |||
| muscle tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Hyalinizing matrix-rich rhabdomyosarcoma]] | |||
| muscle tumours | |||
|DDx: [[osteosarcoma]], [[chondrosarcoma]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma]] | |||
| muscle tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Glomangiopericytoma]] | |||
| muscle tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Myopericytoma]] | |||
| muscle tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Fetal or genital rhabdomyoma]] | |||
| muscle tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Spindle cell lipoma]] | |||
| lipomatous tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Spindle cell liposarcoma]] | |||
| lipomatous tumours | |||
|<ref name=pmid8067512>{{Cite journal| last1 = Dei Tos| first1 = AP.| last2 = Mentzel| first2 = T.| last3 = Newman| first3 = PL.| last4 = Fletcher| first4 = CD.| title = Spindle cell liposarcoma, a hitherto unrecognized variant of liposarcoma. Analysis of six cases.| journal = Am J Surg Pathol| volume = 18| issue = 9| pages = 913-21| month = Sep| year = 1994| doi =| PMID = 8067512 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| [[Massive localized lymphedema]] | |||
| lipomatous tumours | |||
|associated with [[obesity]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Dedifferentiated liposarcoma]] | |||
| lipomatous tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Lipoleiomyosarcoma]] | |||
| lipomatous tumours | |||
|<ref name=pmid12023578>{{Cite journal| last1 = Folpe| first1 = AL.| last2 = Weiss| first2 = SW.| title = Lipoleiomyosarcoma (well-differentiated liposarcoma with leiomyosarcomatous differentiation): a clinicopathologic study of nine cases including one with dedifferentiation.| journal = Am J Surg Pathol| volume = 26| issue = 6| pages = 742-9| month = Jun| year = 2002| doi =| PMID = 12023578 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| [[Spindle cell osteosarcoma]] | |||
| chondro-osseous tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Parosteal osteosarcoma]] | |||
| chondro-osseous tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma ]] | |||
| chondro-osseous tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Fibromatosis]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Desmoid tumour]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Hemorrhagic dermatomyofibroma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sclerotic "plywood" fibroma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| <ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hanft | first1 = VN. | last2 = Shea | first2 = CR. | last3 = McNutt | first3 = NS. | last4 = Pullitzer | first4 = D. | last5 = Horenstein | first5 = MG. | last6 = Prieto | first6 = VG. | title = Expression of CD34 in sclerotic ("plywood") fibromas. | journal = Am J Dermatopathol | volume = 22 | issue = 1 | pages = 17-21 | month = Feb | year = 2000 | doi = | PMID = 10698210 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| [[Fibrosarcoma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Angiomyofibroblastoma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Myofibroblastic sarcoma]], low grade | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Solitary fibrous tumour]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Superficial acral fibromyxoma ]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Diffuse-type tenosynovial giant cell tumour]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Fasciitis-like reactive myofibroblastic proliferation]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Dermatomyofibroma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Myofibrosarcoma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
|<ref name=pmid11176071>{{Cite journal| last1 = Montgomery| first1 = E.| last2 = Goldblum| first2 = JR.| last3 = Fisher| first3 = C.| title = Myofibrosarcoma: a clinicopathologic study.| journal = Am J Surg Pathol| volume = 25| issue = 2| pages = 219-28| month = Feb| year = 2001| doi =| PMID = 11176071 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| [[Myofibromatosis-like perivascular myoma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Myofibroblastoma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| superficial cervicovaginal myofibroblastoma<ref name=pmid15693885>{{Cite journal | last1 = Ganesan | first1 = R. | last2 = McCluggage | first2 = WG. | last3 = Hirschowitz | first3 = L. | last4 = Rollason | first4 = TP. | title = Superficial myofibroblastoma of the lower female genital tract: report of a series including tumours with a vulval location. | journal = Histopathology | volume = 46 | issue = 2 | pages = 137-43 | month = Feb | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2005.02063.x | PMID = 15693885 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| [[Cellular Angiofibroma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| <ref name=pmid15489646>{{Cite journal | last1 = Iwasa | first1 = Y. | last2 = Fletcher | first2 = CD. | title = Cellular angiofibroma: clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 51 cases. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 28 | issue = 11 | pages = 1426-35 | month = Nov | year = 2004 | doi = | PMID = 15489646 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| [[Giant cell angiofibroma ]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Myofibroma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ossifying fibromyxoid tumour of soft parts]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| S-100 +ve | |||
|- | |||
| [[Myxofibrosarcoma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Atypical fibroxanthoma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma ]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| hyalinizing spindle cell tumour with giant rosettes | |||
|- | |||
| [[Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
|may be cytokeratin +ve, ALK +ve | |||
|- | |||
| [[Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma]] | |||
| fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours | |||
| younger individuals | |||
|- | |||
| [[Synovial sarcoma]] | |||
| sarcoma | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Gastrointestinal stromal tumour]] | |||
| mesenchymal lesion | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Meningioma]] | |||
| other | |||
| fibrous variant | |||
|- | |||
| [[Epithelioid sarcoma]] | |||
| sarcoma | |||
| pseudomyogenic "fibroma-like" variant | |||
|- | |||
| [[Anthracotic & anthracosilicotic spindle cell pseudotumour of mediastinal lymph node]] | |||
| other | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Adenosarcoma]] | |||
| sarcoma | |||
| under-sampled glandular component | |||
|- | |||
| [[Mixed Muellerian tumour]] | |||
| sarcoma | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Blastemal elements of Wilms' tumour]] | |||
| other | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Blastemal elements of pulmonary blastoma]] | |||
| other | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ossifying desmoplastic nested epithelial-stromal tumour of liver]] | |||
| other | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumour]] | |||
| other | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ectomesenchymoma]] | |||
| other | |||
| skeletal muscle and neural differentiation | |||
|- | |||
| [[Congenital pseudarthosis]] associated with [[neurofibromatosis]] | |||
| other | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Endometrial stromal sarcoma]] | |||
| sarcoma | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Mixed endometrial stromal and smooth muscle tumour of the uterus]] | |||
| mesenchymal lesion | |||
|<ref name=pmid9706980>{{Cite journal| last1 = Oliva| first1 = E.| last2 = Clement| first2 = PB.| last3 = Young| first3 = RH.| last4 = Scully| first4 = RE.| title = Mixed endometrial stromal and smooth muscle tumors of the uterus: a clinicopathologic study of 15 cases.| journal = Am J Surg Pathol| volume = 22| issue = 8| pages = 997-1005| month = Aug| year = 1998| doi =| PMID = 9706980 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| [[Yolk sac tumour, spindle cell]] | |||
| germ cell tumour | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Granulosa cell tumour]] | |||
| sex cord tumour | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Thecoma]] | |||
| sex cord tumour | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Fibroma]] | |||
| sex cord tumour | |||
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|- | |||
| [[Leydig cell tumour, spindle cell]] | |||
| sex cord tumour | |||
|<ref>{{Cite journal| last1 = Ulbright| first1 = TM.| last2 = Srigley| first2 = JR.| last3 = Hatzianastassiou| first3 = DK.| last4 = Young| first4 = RH.| title = Leydig cell tumors of the testis with unusual features: adipose differentiation, calcification with ossification, and spindle-shaped tumor cells.| journal = Am J Surg Pathol| volume = 26| issue = 11| pages = 1424-33| month = Nov| year = 2002| doi =| PMID = 12409718 }}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
| [[Gynandroblastoma]] | |||
| sex cord tumour | |||
|[[Sertoli cell tumour]] & [[granulosa cell tumour]] | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
===Grouping by pleomorphism=== | |||
*Monomorphic - small variation of tumour cell size. | |||
*Pleomorphic - large variation of tumour cell size. | |||
DDx - monomorphic: | |||
*[[Synovial sarcoma]]. | |||
*[[Fibrosarcoma]]. | |||
*[[MPNST]]. | |||
*Metaplastic carcinoma, e.g. [[metaplastic breast carcinoma]]. | |||
DDx - pleomorphic: | |||
*[[Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma]]. | |||
*Pleomorphic [[liposarcoma]]. | |||
*Pleomorphic [[rhabdomyosarcoma]]. | |||
*Pleomorphic [[leiomyosarcoma]]. | |||
*Metaplastic carcinoma. | |||
**[[Metaplastic breast carcinoma]]. | |||
**[[Spindle cell squamous carcinoma]]. | |||
*[[Malignant melanoma]]. | |||
*Others - see ''[[pleomorphic tumours]]'' for an exhaustive DDx. | |||
===Grouping by pattern=== | |||
:See: ''[[Basics#Morphologic patterns]]''. | |||
==IHC== | ==IHC== | ||
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*Desmin. | *Desmin. | ||
*SMA. | *SMA. | ||
* | *[[S-100]]. | ||
*AE1/AE3 (pankeratin). | *[[AE1/AE3]] (pankeratin). | ||
Memory device ''SCADS'' or ''CAD SS'' = S-100, CD34, AE1/AE3, Desmin, SMA. | |||
===Big panels=== | ===Big panels=== | ||
====A MSH MFH panel==== | ====A MSH MFH panel==== | ||
*CD34 - [[GIST]], [[angiosarcoma]], [[solitary fibrous tumour]]/[[hemangiopericytoma]], [[Kaposi sarcoma]], [[DFSP]]. | *CD34 - [[GIST]], [[angiosarcoma]], [[solitary fibrous tumour]]/[[hemangiopericytoma]], [[Kaposi sarcoma]], [[DFSP]], [[PASH]]. | ||
* | *S-100 - neural marker, sensitive for [[malignant melanoma]], Langerhans cells, [[clear cell sarcoma]]. | ||
*Desmin - smooth muscle. | *Desmin - smooth muscle. | ||
*MIB1 - proliferation. | *MIB1 - proliferation. | ||
*CD99 - immature T cells (thymus), [[small round cell tumours]], [[synovial sarcoma]], | *CD99 - immature T cells (thymus), [[small round cell tumours]], [[synovial sarcoma]], [[Merkel cell carcinoma]], [[osteosarcoma]].<ref name=Ref_DCHH108>{{Ref DCHH|108}}</ref> | ||
**Considered "slutty", i.e. non-specific, by Dr. Fletcher; useful if membranous stain pattern = Ewing sarcoma/PNET. | **Considered "slutty", i.e. non-specific, by Dr. Fletcher; useful if membranous stain pattern = Ewing sarcoma/PNET. | ||
*BCL2 - [[synovial sarcoma]], [[small cell lymphomas]], spindle cell lipoma | *BCL2 - [[synovial sarcoma]], [[small cell lymphomas]], spindle cell lipoma,<ref name=Ref_DCHH107>{{Ref DCHH|107}}</ref><ref>URL: [http://ajp.amjpathol.org/cgi/content/full/160/3/759 http://ajp.amjpathol.org/cgi/content/full/160/3/759]. Accessed on: 3 August 2010.</ref> [[solitary fibrous tumour]]. | ||
*PGP 9.5. | *PGP 9.5. | ||
*SMMS - smooth muscle. | *SMMS - smooth muscle. | ||
*Caldesmon - muscle. | *Caldesmon - muscle. | ||
*PDGFR - [[GIST]] | *PDGFR - [[GIST]] | ||
* | *[[DOG1]] - GIST (membranous, cytoplasmic),<ref name=pmid19417627>{{cite journal |author=Ardeleanu C, Arsene D, Hinescu M, ''et al.'' |title=Pancreatic expression of DOG1: a novel gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) biomarker |journal=Appl. Immunohistochem. Mol. Morphol. |volume=17 |issue=5 |pages=413–8 |year=2009 |month=October |pmid=19417627 |doi=10.1097/PAI.0b013e31819e4dc5 |url=}}</ref> normal pancreas (islets),<ref name=pmid19417627/> associated with [[BRCA1]]. | ||
Others: | Others: | ||
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*Keratin 5D3 - carcinomas. | *Keratin 5D3 - carcinomas. | ||
*Keratin LP34 - carcinomas. | *Keratin LP34 - carcinomas. | ||
*EMA. | *[[EMA]]. | ||
*CD99. | *CD99. | ||
*MSA. | *MSA. | ||
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*CD30. | *CD30. | ||
*CD3. | *CD3. | ||
*CD20. | *[[CD20]]. | ||
*Desmin. | *Desmin. | ||
*CD31 - [[angiosarcoma]]. | *CD31 - [[angiosarcoma]]. | ||
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*[[Immunohistochemistry]]. | *[[Immunohistochemistry]]. | ||
*[[Spindle cell]]. | *[[Spindle cell]]. | ||
*[[Epithelioid cell lesions]]. | |||
*[[Spindle cell lesions of the skin]]. | |||
==Treatment== | |||
*It depends on the subtype. | |||
*Malignant lesions are usually sarcomas and treated with radiation and surgery.<ref name=pmid19664493>{{cite journal |author=Collini P, Sorensen PH, Patel S, ''et al.'' |title=Sarcomas with spindle cell morphology |journal=Semin. Oncol. |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=324–37 |year=2009 |month=August |pmid=19664493 |doi=10.1053/j.seminoncol.2009.06.007 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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