(1) Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada KeywordsChromosomal karyotypingEpithelioid tumorsImmunohistochemical stainMyxoid tumorsPleomorphic tumorsReverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)Round cell tumorsSpindled cell pattern…
(1) Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada KeywordsGranular cell tumorMalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumorNeurofibromaPerineuriomaPeripheral nerveSchwannoma Peripheral nerves are composed of axons…
(1) Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada KeywordsAlveolar rhabdomyosarcomaEmbryonal rhabdomyosarcomaPleomorphic rhabdomyosarcomaRhabdomyomaSkeletal muscle tumor Histologically, skeletal muscle cells are distinguished by eosinophilic…
(1) Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada KeywordsAngiosarcomaEpithelioid hemangioendotheliomaKaposiform hemangioendotheliomaKaposi sarcoma Vascular lesion s are primarily composed of the endothelial cells…
(1) Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada KeywordsAngiolipomaAtypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated liposarcomaHibernomaLipomatous tumorMyxoid liposarcomaPleomorphic liposarcomaSpindle cell lipoma Fig. 4.1 Numerous adipocytes with…
(1) Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada KeywordsCutaneous leiomyomaCutaneous leiomyosarcomaDeep leiomyosarcomaGlomus tumorLeiomyoma Smooth muscle is present in almost any part of…
(1) Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada KeywordsFibrohistiocytic lesionsFibrous histiocytomaNeurofibromaSolitary xanthogranulomaTenosynovial giant cell tumor Fig. 6.1 (a) Spindle fibrous-like cells in…
(1) Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada KeywordsCartilaginous and osseous tumorsExtraskeletal chondromaExtraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcomaExtraskeletal osteosarcoma Although usually associated with the bone,…
(1) Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada KeywordsSarcomaSoft tissueImage-guided biopsy 1.1 General Principles of Classification Soft tissue pathology is a subspecialty…
(1) Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada KeywordsGastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) 13.1 Introduction The gastrointestinal tract (GI) can be affected by…
