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Skeletal Muscle Tumors

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Histologically, skeletal muscle cells are distinguished by eosinophilic cytoplasm containing light and dark striations that correspond to the alternating arrangement of thin and thick myofilaments (Fig. 8. 1). These cells can be seen in varying degrees in soft tissue tumors with skeletal muscle differentiation. However, in tumors that are poorly differentiated, rhabdomyoblastic differentiation must sometimes be confirmed by immunohistochemical stains for skeletal muscle markers (e.g., myogenin) [1].

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Perry, K. (2017). Skeletal Muscle Tumors. In: Soft Tissue Pathology for Clinicians. Pathology for Clinicians. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55654-3_8

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