A rhabdomyoblast is a cell type which is essential to the diagnosis of a rhabdomyosarcoma. ... A rhabdomyoblast found histologically is considered diagnostic for ...RhabdomyoblastFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchArhabdomyoblastisacelltypewhichisessentialtothediagnosisofarhabdomyosarcoma.[1]Arhabdomyoblastfoundhistologicallyisconsidereddiagnosticforembryonal,alveolar,andpleomorphicrhabdomyosarcomas.[2]Histologywillshowanelongatedorroundcell,exhibitinganembryonicmorphology.[1]Occasionallycellswillexhibitcrossstriationsbylightmicroscopy,reflectingsarcomereformationandadvancementofdifferentiation.[1][2]Thisdifferentiatedphenotypeincreasesfollowingchemotherapyandradiotherapy.[1]Elongatedcellsarereferredtoasstrapcellsortadpolecells.Rhabdomyoblastscontainaneosinophilicgranularcytoplasmrichinthickandthinfilaments.Thepresenceofdesminandmyogenincanbedetectedusingimmunohistochemistry.References[edit]^abcdHolland,JamesF.;FreiIII,Emil;Weichselbaum,RalphR.;Bast,RobertC.;Gansler,TedS.;Kufe,DonaldW.;Pollock,RaphaelE.,eds.(2003),"Resemblancetoembryonaltissue",Holland-FreiCancerMedicine(6th ed.),Hamilton,Ontario,Canada:BCDecker,ISBN 1-55009-213-8,OCLC 53895425,retrieved3Dec2011^abRobbins,StanleyLeonard;Cotran,RamziS.(2010),Kumar,Vinay;Abbas,AbulK.;Fausto,Nelson(eds.),PathologicBasisofDisease(8th ed.),Philadelphia,PA:Saunders/Elsevier,p. 1253,ISBN 978-1-4160-3121-5,OCLC 212375916Thiscellbiologyarticleisastub.YoucanhelpWikipediabyexpandingit.vteRetrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhabdomyoblast&oldid=943811011"Categories:AnatomicalpathologyCellbiologystubsHiddencategories:AllstubarticlesNavigationmenuPersonaltoolsNotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLoginNamespacesArticleTalkVariantsViewsReadEditViewhistoryMoreSearchNavigationMainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonateContributeHelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfileToolsWhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinform