3.1.3 Soft Tissue Pathology I Flashcards
What is this?
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Nodular fasciitis
Desmoid tumor is another name for what type of tumor?
Deep-seated fibromatosis
What is the diagnostic cell of rhabdomyosarcoma?
rhabdomyoblast also called “strap” cell
What are the general features of rhabdomyosarcoma?
Aggressive, txt w/ surg, rad, and chemo
What is the soft tissue tumor that is benign but grows quite rapidly?
Nodular fasciitis
Name for tumors of skeletal muscle?
rhabdomyoma, rhabomyosarcoma
What is the genetic variant of well-differentiated liposarcoma?
Amp of MDM2 oncogene
What are the diff names for tumor-like lesions of fibrous tissue?
Nodular fascitis, fibromatoses, fibrosarcoma
Does the nodular fasciitis recur after excision?
Rarely
What gene is involved in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma?
FOXO1a gene
ID this tumor and the genetic variant
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Liposarcoma, well-diffentiated
MDM2 amplification
What are the different names for tumors of fat?
Lipoma and liposarcoma
What is almost always found histologically in liposarcoma?
Lipoblasts (resembling fat fetal cells)
What type of tumor?
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Superficial fibromatosis
What type of tumor? What are the arrows pointing at?
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Rhabdomyosarcoma; strap cells