EC Dental Science

Sclerosing or spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma emerges as an exceptional subtype of rhabdomyosarcoma associated with specific genetic mutations and focal sclerosis. Characteristically, tumefaction is constituted of spindle shaped cells configuring fascicles admixed with foci of stromal sclerosis. Additionally designated as spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma, subcategorization of the neoplasm is contingent to occurrence of definitive genetic alterations which concur with prognostic outcomes.

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