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Spindle cell sarcoma of the pulmonary trunk: A case report with histochemistry and electron microscopy
Author(s) -
Hopwood D.,
McNeill G.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
the journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.964
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1096-9896
pISSN - 0022-3417
DOI - 10.1002/path.1711280204
Subject(s) - electron microscope , cytoplasm , pathology , sarcoma , cell , immunohistochemistry , anatomy , trunk , biology , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biochemistry , physics , ecology , optics
A further case of a spindle cell sarcoma of the pulmonary trunk is reported, with extension to the pulmonary valve and lungs. Some spindle cells contained glycogen and their cell walls acid mucosubstances. Electron microscopy showed two types of cell. The more common were polyhedral with poorly arranged fibrils in the cytoplasm and an abundant fuzzy coat. About 5 per cent of the cells contained neurosecretory granules.