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 DDOI: 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.
Disease | Morphology | α-SMA | CD34 | β-catenin (nuclear expression) | CD117 | DOG1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SM | Diffuse Staining | No staining | No staining | No staining | No staining | |
DF | Focal staining | No staining | Diffuse staining | No staining | No staining | |
GIST | Variable staining | Variable staining | No staining | Diffuse staining | Diffuse staining | |
SM – sclerosing mesenteritis; DF – desmoid-type fibromatosis; GIST – gastrointestinal stromal tumor; α-SMA – α-smooth muscle actin. |