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Prostate

Benign lesions/conditions

Ectomesenchymoma

Reviewers: Komal Arora, M.D., (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 14 April 2012, last major update April 2012
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General
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● Ectomesenchymoma is rare, fast-growing tumor of the nervous system or soft tissue that occurs mainly in children (Wikipedia)

Case reports
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● 5 month old infant (Pediatr Surg Int 1999;15:68)
● Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2003;40:429

Micro description
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● Either ectodermal derivatives (neuroblasts and ganglion cells) or mesenchymal components mostly represented by plump, elongated cells in interlacing bundles often showing rhabdomyoblastic differentiation, including strap-like and racket-shaped cells

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