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SPINDLE-SHAPED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tapering at each end
Synonyms:
cigar-shaped; fusiform; spindle-shaped
Classified under:
Similar:
pointed (having a point)
Context examples:
A benign soft-tissue neoplasm of uncertain lineage, characterized by the presence of neoplastic spindle-shaped to round cells and a fibromyxoid stroma.
(Fibromyxoid Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
It is characterized by the presence of cellular solid nests and trabeculae that contain spindle-shaped, plasmacytoid, and large neuroendocrine cells.
(Breast Solid Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare benign neoplasm that arises from the prostate gland and is characterized by the presence of hyperplastic glands and stroma that contains spindle-shaped cells.
(Benign Prostate Phyllodes Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped fibroblasts, multivacuolated lipoblast-like cells, bizarre ganglion-like cells with inclusion-like nuclei, myxoid stroma formation, and a mixture of acute and chronic inflammatory infiltrate.
(Myxoinflammatory Fibroblastic Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped myofibroblasts, and a chronic inflammatory infiltrate composed of eosinophils, lymphocytes and plasma cells.
(Bladder Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped malignant cells, nuclear pleomorphism, thin-walled blood vessels, fibrous septa, and myxoid stroma.
(Myxofibrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A spindle-shaped cell that exhibits characteristics of both fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells.
(Myofibroblast, NCI Thesaurus)
A spindle-shaped neoplastic cell with eosinophilic and granular, often abundant cytoplasm.
(Neoplastic Eosinophilic Spindle Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
A melanoma characterized by the presence of malignant large epithelioid melanocytes and malignant spindle-shaped melanocytes.
(Mixed Epithelioid and Spindle Cell Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped fibroblasts and dense collagenous stroma formation.
(Nuchal-Type Fibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
