spindle-shaped cell

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• spindle cell — n a spindle shaped cell (as in some tumors) * * * any of various types of cells having a spindle shape; called also fusiform c …   Medical dictionary

• Spindle cell sarcoma — is a type of connective tissue cancer in which the cells are spindle shaped when examined under a microscope. External links * [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db alpha.aspx?CdrID=44298 Spindle cell sarcoma] entry in the public domain NCI… …   Wikipedia

• Spindle cell cancer — is a type of cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs and that contains long spindle shaped cells. Also called sarcomatoid carcinoma. External links * [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db… …   Wikipedia

• Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… …   Medical dictionary

• Spindle neuron — Infobox neuron neuron name = Spindle neuron image neuron = Spindle cell.png caption neuron = Cartoon of a spindle cell (right) compared to a normal pyramidal cell (left). location = Anterior cingulate cortex and Frontoinsular cortex function =… …   Wikipedia

• spindle — spindlelike, adj. /spin dl/, n., adj., v., spindled, spindling. n. 1. a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is… …   Universalium

• spindle — n. & v. n. 1 a a pin in a spinning wheel used for twisting and winding the thread. b a small bar with tapered ends used for the same purpose in hand spinning. c a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine. 2 a pin or axis that revolves or on… …   Useful english dictionary

• spindle — spin•dle [[t]ˈspɪn dl[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) tex a rounded rod, usu. of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun 2) …   From formal English to slang

• spindle cell sarcoma — 1. any sarcoma composed of spindle shaped cells; cf. rhabdomyosarcoma. 1. a type of 2. soft tissue sarcoma whose cells are spindle shaped; it is usually resistant to radiation therapy and may be of either high or low grade malignancy …   Medical dictionary

• spindle cell cancer — Cancer that arises in cells that appear spindle shaped when viewed under a microscope. These cancers can occur in various places in the body, including the skin, lungs, kidney, breast, gastrointestinal tract, bone, and muscle …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• spindle cell carcinoma — A type of cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs and that contains long spindle shaped cells. Also called sarcomatoid carcinoma …   English dictionary of cancer terms