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Michael at 13:43, 25 February 2016

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	[[Image:Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma - high mag.jpg \| thumb \|right\| Spindle cells in a [[leiomyosarcoma]]. (WC)]]		[[Image:Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma - high mag.jpg \| thumb \|right\| Spindle cells in a [[leiomyosarcoma]]. (WC)]]
	'''Spindle cell''' is a histomorphologic descriptor used in [[pathology]].		'''Spindle cell''' is a histomorphologic descriptor used in [[pathology]].

			A list of spindle cell lesions is found the in the ''[[spindle cell lesions]]'' article.

	==Definition==		==Definition==

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	[[Image:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour - very high mag.jpg \| thumb\| right\| Spindle cells in a [[MPNST]]. ([[WC]])]]		[[Image:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour - very high mag.jpg \| thumb\| right\| Spindle cells in a [[MPNST]]. ([[WC]])]]
			[[Image:Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma - high mag.jpg \| thumb \|right\| Spindle cells in a [[leiomyosarcoma]]. (WC)]]
	'''Spindle cell''' is a histomorphologic descriptor used in [[pathology]].		'''Spindle cell''' is a histomorphologic descriptor used in [[pathology]].

Michael: /* Definition */

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Definition

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	**Image: [http://qcfocus.com/files/Pipe%20Thread%20Taper.jpg Taperred thread (qcfocus.com)].		**Image: [http://qcfocus.com/files/Pipe%20Thread%20Taper.jpg Taperred thread (qcfocus.com)].
	*Spindle cells can have "pointy" ends (typical for nerves) or "rounded" ends (typical for muscle), i.e. be ellipitcal or vesica piscis.		*Spindle cells can have "pointy" ends (typical for nerves) or "rounded" ends (typical for muscle), i.e. be ellipitcal or vesica piscis.

			===Subtyping spindle cells by H&E===
			Spindle cells can often be subtyped based on H&E:<ref name=pmid24406626>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Chan \| first1 = JK. \| title = The wonderful colors of the hematoxylin-eosin stain in diagnostic surgical pathology. \| journal = Int J Surg Pathol \| volume = 22 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 12-32 \| month = Feb \| year = 2014 \| doi = 10.1177/1066896913517939 \| PMID = 24406626 }}</ref>
			*Fibroblast = blue.
			*Smooth muscle = deep pink.
			*Myofibroblast = purple.

	===Images===		===Images===

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	Image:Urinary bladder muscularis mucosae -- very high mag.jpg \| Benign smooth muscle cells of the [[urinary bladder]]. (WC)		Image:Urinary bladder muscularis mucosae -- very high mag.jpg \| Benign smooth muscle cells of the [[urinary bladder]]. (WC)
	Image:Schwannoma_-_Antoni_A_and_B_-_very_high_mag.jpg \| Spindle cells of a schwannoma. (WC)		Image:Schwannoma_-_Antoni_A_and_B_-_very_high_mag.jpg \| Spindle cells of a schwannoma. (WC)
			</gallery>

			====Shapes====
			<gallery>
			Image:Drop spindle from Egypt.jpg \| A spindle. (WC)
			Image:Vesica Piscis.svg \| Vesica piscis. (WC)
			Image:Ellipse parameters 2.svg \| Ellipse. (WC)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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			[[Image:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour - very high mag.jpg \| thumb\| right\| Spindle cells in a [[MPNST]]. ([[WC]])]]
	'''Spindle cell''' is a histomorphologic descriptor used in [[pathology]].		'''Spindle cell''' is a histomorphologic descriptor used in [[pathology]].

	==Definition==		==Definition==
	It refers to a cell that is tapered at both ends.<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25657 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25657]. Accessed on: 2 February 2011.</ref>		It refers to a cell that is tapered at both ends.<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25657 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25657]. Accessed on: 2 February 2011.</ref>

	~~Image:~~
	*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spindle_neurons_-_very_high_mag_-_cropped.jpg Spindle neuron - very high mag. (WC)].

	Notes:		Notes:
	*A taper is ''a gradually ~~decrease~~ toward one end <nowiki>[of the cross-section or width]</nowiki>''.<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/taper http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/taper]. Accessed on: 3 February 2011.</ref>		*A taper ''gradually decreases toward one end <nowiki>[of the cross-section or width]</nowiki>''.<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/taper http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/taper]. Accessed on: 3 February 2011.</ref>
	**Image: [http://qcfocus.com/files/Pipe%20Thread%20Taper.jpg Taperred thread (qcfocus.com)].		**Image: [http://qcfocus.com/files/Pipe%20Thread%20Taper.jpg Taperred thread (qcfocus.com)].
	*Spindle cells can have "pointy" ends or "rounded" ends, i.e. be ellipitcal or vesica piscis.		*Spindle cells can have "pointy" ends (typical for nerves) or "rounded" ends (typical for muscle), i.e. be ellipitcal or vesica piscis.

			===Images===
			<gallery>
			Image:Spindle_neurons_-_very_high_mag_-_cropped.jpg \| Spindle neurons. (WC)
			Image:Urinary bladder muscularis mucosae -- very high mag.jpg \| Benign smooth muscle cells of the [[urinary bladder]]. (WC)
			Image:Schwannoma_-_Antoni_A_and_B_-_very_high_mag.jpg \| Spindle cells of a schwannoma. (WC)
			</gallery>

	==See also==		==See also==

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'''Spindle cell''' is a histomorphologic descriptor used in [[pathology]].

==Definition==
It refers to a cell that is tapered at both ends.<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25657 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25657]. Accessed on: 2 February 2011.</ref>

Image:
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spindle_neurons_-_very_high_mag_-_cropped.jpg Spindle neuron - very high mag. (WC)].

Notes:
*A taper is ''a gradually decrease toward one end <nowiki>[of the cross-section or width]</nowiki>''.<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/taper http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/taper]. Accessed on: 3 February 2011.</ref>
**Image: [http://qcfocus.com/files/Pipe%20Thread%20Taper.jpg Taperred thread (qcfocus.com)].
*Spindle cells can have "pointy" ends or "rounded" ends, i.e. be ellipitcal or vesica piscis.

==See also==
*[[Spindle cell lesions]].

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spindle_%28textiles%29 Spindle - textiles (WP)].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesica_piscis Vesica piscis (WP)].

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