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. 2020 Apr 14;12(2):199–202. doi: 10.4103/UA.UA_156_19

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