Lung
Sarcomatoid carcinoma
Spindle cell
Author: Deepali Jain, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 September 2012
Minor changes: 2 September 2020
Copyright: 2003-2021, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: spindle cell carcinoma[title] lung
Cite this page: Jain D. Spindle cell. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/lungtumorspindlecell.html. Accessed December 3rd, 2021.
Definition / general
- Subtype of sarcomatoid carcinoma (WHO)
- < 1% of all primary lung carcinomas
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Carcinoma composed exclusively of spindle-shaped tumor cells
- Tumor cells often obliterate vessels
Negative stains
- Surfactant apoprotein A
