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Separation of Benign and Malignant Spindle Cell Proliferations in the Pleura

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Synonyms

Benign lesions:

Acute and organizing fibrinous pleuritis: Empyema

Chronic fibrosing pleuritis: Fibrohyaline pleuritis; Fibrous pleurisy; Diffuse pleural fibrosis

Hyaline pleural plaque: Fibrohyaline plaque

Calcifying tumor of the pleura: Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor

Borderline lesions:

Solitary fibrous tumor: SFT; Localized fibrous tumor

Deep fibromatosis: Desmoid-type fibromatosis; Desmoid tumor

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: IMT; plasma cell granuloma

Malignant lesions:

Sarcomatoid carcinoma: Spindle cell carcinoma

Sarcomatoid mesothelioma: Spindle cell mesothelioma; Desmoplastic mesothelioma

Synovial sarcoma, monophasic type: SS

Definition

Benign spindle cell pleural proliferations include various nonneoplastic and reactive conditions, including acute and organizing fibrinous pleuritis, chronic fibrosing pleuritis, hyaline pleural plaque, and calcifying tumor of the pleura, among others. Borderline spindle cell pleural proliferations include various neoplastic...

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References and Further Reading

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  1. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Brandon T. Larsen

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  1. Department of Pathology, The University of Mississippi Medical School, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA

    Timothy Craig Allen

  2. Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Saul Suster

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Larsen, B.T. (2018). Separation of Benign and Malignant Spindle Cell Proliferations in the Pleura. In: Allen, T.C., Suster, S. (eds) Pathology of the Pleura and Mediastinum. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66796-6_389

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