Post-operative Spindle Cell Nodule
Section Editor: Dharam M. Ramnani, MD
Virginia Urology, Richmond, VA, USA
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The appearance of a post-operative spindle cell nodules (PSCN) has been compared to fibroblasts in tissue culture. The differential diagnosis includes myxoid leiomyosarcoma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, and sarcomatoid carcinoma. PSCN pursues a benign clinical course and rarely recurs even after incomplete resection.