Table 1.
Differential diagnosis of spindle cell tumors
| IHC | Differential diagnosis of spindle cell tumors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMS | Monophasic synovial sarcoma | MPNST | Spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma | Spindle cell melanoma | |
| h-caldesmon | Positive | ||||
| TLE-1 | Positive | ||||
| SOX10 | Positive | Positive | |||
| SS18 | Positive | ||||
| desmin | Positive | Positive | |||
| S-100 | Positive | ||||
| MYOD1 | Positive | ||||
MPNST: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, TLE-1: Transducin-like enhancer of split 1, SS18: Synovial sarcoma 18, Myo D1: Myogenin D1, LMS: Leiomyosarcoma, IHC: Immunohistochemistry