title: [Intranodal hemorrhagic spindle cell tumor].
abstract: We describe an example of a rare benign intranodal haemorrhagic spindle cell tumour (also called intranodal myofibroblastoma), occurring in a lymph node of the right inguinal region of a 53 year-old male patient. This is the first documentation of this tumour in the Danish literature. The lesion presents typically as a unilateral, solitary, painless inguinal lump. The microscopic appearance is characterized by proliferating spindle-shaped cells, interstitial haemorrhage and amianthoid fibers. Differential diagnosis includes primary and secondary lymph node tumours, such as Kaposi's sarcoma; metastatic spindle cell carcinoma; melanoma; neurilemmoma and soft tissue sarcomas. The clinical behaviour of the tumour is benign and local excision is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Hvidovre Hospital, kirurgisk gastroenterologisk afdeling. ttgrant@inet.uni2.dk
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Grantcharov
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pedersen
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Intranodal haemoragisk glatmuskelcelletumor.