Blue Cell Tumour

A usually malignant tumour, the cells of which are arranged in nests, sheets, and masses, and composed of relatively monotonous, round-to-oval, 8–15-µm in diameter cells with poorly defined cytoplasmic borders and strongly basophilic—blue—by H&E staining nuclei; embryologic origin often requires ancillary information provided by histologic pattern, immunohistochemistry, and rarely electron microscopy
DiffDx
Children Neuroblastoma, Ewing sarcoma, NHL, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
Adults Neuroendocrine tumour, mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, hemangiopericytoma, large cell lymphomas, Merkel cell tumour, small cell osteosarcoma, small/oat cell carcinoma, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

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Metastasis from small round blue cell tumour was found in one patient in our study.

Number Percentage of Cases (%) Megaloblastic anaemia 36 63 Combined nutritional 9 16 anaemia Acute leukaemias 6 11 Myeloproliferative 2 4 disorders- Myelofibrosis Plasma cell 2 4 dyscrasias-Multiple myeloma Metastasis from small 1 2 round blue cell tumour Malaria 1 2 Table 3.

EVALUATION OF PERIPHERAL SMEAR AND BONE MARROW IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH PANCYTOPENIA

Diagnosed cases of neuroblastoma on hematoxylin and eosin stain along with immunohistochemistry for round blue cell tumour panel using Synaptophysin, Neuron specific Enolase, Desmin, Myogenin, CD45 and WT1 and referred for marrow biopsy from January 2016 to December 2017 were selected for this study.

BONE MARROW INFILTRATION IN NEUROBLASTOMA AND ASSOCIATED HEMATOLOGICAL FEATURES

Ewing sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour (EWS/PNET) is a malignant small round blue cell tumour. It is the second most common bone tumour in children and adolescents.

Immunohistochemical detection of FLI-1 protein expression in Ewing Sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour: A study of 50 cases

Histopathological examination of specimens obtained during tumour resection revealed poorly differentiated malignant neoplasm with papillary features and small, round, blue cell tumour morphology.

Complete resection of a primitive neuroectodermal tumour arising in the bladder of a 31-year-old female after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Microscopy revealed a highly necrotic and malignant small blue cell tumour. Homer Wright-like rosettes were present with high mitotic activity evident.

The role of imaging in the evaluation of extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma

Poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma can have the morphologic appearance of a "small round blue cell tumour" and overlapping cytologic features with PNET.

Fine needle aspiration cytology of unsuspected metastatic primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET): a case report

Epithelial small round blue cell tumour in this location is usually the poorly differentiated non-keratinising squamous cell carcinoma involving the maxillary sinus followed by nasal cavity.

PRIMARY EWING SARCOMA OF THE SINONASAL TRACT--A CASE REPORT

On histological examination post-graduate residents diagnosed the tumour as a round blue cell tumour consistent with the diagnosis of Wilms' Tumour.

Metanephric adenoma: case report and review of literature

Conclusion: The ONB has great variability of histological and clinical presentation, and immunohistochemical markers are useful to differentiate from more common small round blue cell tumours of nasal cavity.

Olfactory neuroblastoma: A clinicopathological experience of a rare entity from Pakistan

Poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma is composed of uniform densely packed, small ovoid blue cells that resemble other small round blue cell tumours. In pure form, poorly differentiated synovial sarcomas rarely occur, however upto 20% cases of synovial sarcomas may contain poorly differentiated areas.

Cytopathological diagnosis of primary synovial sarcoma of lung--a rare case report

Other important uses of immunohistochemistry include determination of unknown primary tumours6 diagnosis of central nervous system tumours, diagnosis of Paediatric small round blue cell tumours, carcinomas, Melanoma and sarcomas.7-10