In neurobiology, spindle cell refers to:
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Spindle neuron
Von Economo neurons, also called spindle neurons, are a specific class of mammalian Cerebral cortex, cortical neurons characterized by a large Spindle (textiles), spindle-shaped soma (biology), soma (or body) gradually tapering into a single ap ...
, also known as a von Economo neuron
In general medicine, a spindle cell may refer to
the
spindle-shaped cells that are found in certain types of tumor:
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Inflammatory fibroid polyp
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Pigmented spindle cell nevus
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Spindle cell carcinoma
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Spindle cell lipoma
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Spindle cell sarcoma
See also
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Spindle apparatus
In cell biology, the spindle apparatus is the cytoskeletal structure of eukaryotic cells that forms during cell division to separate sister chromatids between daughter Cell (biology), cells. It is referred to as the mitotic spindle during mitos ...
(part of a cell)
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