Logo American Journal of Case Reports

Call: 1.631.629.4328
Mon-Fri 10 am - 2 pm EST

Contact Us

Logo American Journal of Case Reports Logo American Journal of Case Reports Logo American Journal of Case Reports

27 November 2021: Articles

Nodular Sclerosing Mesenteritis: An Occasional Finding Mimicking a Spindle Cell Tumor

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Giovanna Brancato A , Marcello Donati A , Lucia Salvatorelli C , Gaetano Magro C , Michela Zanatta B* , Francesca Lentini B , Guido Basile D

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933189

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933189

Table 1. Differential diagnosis: Comparative morphological and immunohistochemical features of SM, DF, and GIST.

DiseaseMorphologyα-SMACD34β-catenin (nuclear expression)CD117DOG1
SMDiffuse StainingNo stainingNo stainingNo stainingNo staining
DFFocal stainingNo stainingDiffuse stainingNo stainingNo staining
GISTVariable stainingVariable stainingNo stainingDiffuse stainingDiffuse staining
SM – sclerosing mesenteritis; DF – desmoid-type fibromatosis; GIST – gastrointestinal stromal tumor; α-SMA – α-smooth muscle actin.

Your Privacy

We use cookies to ensure the functionality of our website, to personalize content and advertising, to provide social media features, and to analyze our traffic. If you allow us to do so, we also inform our social media, advertising and analysis partners about your use of our website, You can decise for yourself which categories you you want to deny or allow. Please note that based on your settings not all functionalities of the site are available. View our privacy policy.

American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923