%0 Journal Article
%T Hyalinizing spindle cell tumor with giant rosettes
%A Ramaswamy Anikode
%A Chatura K
%J Annals of Saudi Medicine
%D 2011
%I King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
%X Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcomas are uncommon deep-seated soft tissue neoplasms that exhibit a deceptively benign appearance microscopically. The finding of a linear or whorled array of spindled cells with few or no mitoses in a characteristic myxoid stroma can pose diagnostic dilemmas. Recurrences are common, and late metastases have been recorded. A closely related tumor, the so-called hyalinizing spindle cell tumor with giant collagen rosettes (HSCTGR), has also been described, with both the neoplasms having a similar cytogenetic abnormality and clinical behavior. Because of the similarities, both lesions are considered to be a single entity within the spectrum of low-grade sarcomas. Two cases of HSCTGR occuring in the lower limb are described in this report.
%U http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2011;volume=31;issue=1;spage=83;epage=86;aulast=Ramaswamy