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H&E · Muscle and nerve · open case 03

Histology · Muscle and nerve

Section from the thigh mass (10x, H&E) shows a hypercellular tumor, with spindle cells in sheets and fascicular arrangement. . The spindle-shaped nuclei have clumped chromatin. These features are compatible with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
Section from the thigh mass (10x, H&E) shows a hypercellular tumor, with spindle cells in sheets and fascicular arrangement. . The spindle-shaped nuclei have clumped chromatin.…

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Category
Muscle and nerve
Difficulty
advanced
Type
Applied histology
Mode
H&E
Stain
H&E

Origin: MultiCaRe · figure from open-access article PMC5954341 · License CC BY

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