schwannoma (neurilemmoma)
Histologic Features
- A well-circumscribed lesion with a fibrous pseudocapsule, characterized by
- Spindle cells with S-shaped and comma-shaped nuclei attempting to form fascicles
- Areas showing a haphazard arrangement of spindle and oval cells
- Some attempts at palisade formation of nuclei
- An abundant myxoid stroma with fibrillar collagen
- Scattered inflammatory cells
Updated Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:30:48 PM