Tadpole cells/comma shaped cells on histopathology are seen in –
Correct Answer: Rhabdomyosarcoma
Description: Histology of rhabdomyosarcoma
The diagnostic cell of rhabdomyosarcoma is rhabdomyoblast.
Rhabdomyoblast contains eccentric eosinophilic granular cytoplasm rich in thick and thin filaments.
The rhabdomyoblasts may be -
Round
Elongated → Tadpole or Strap cells.
It has three variants
Embryonal
Alveolar
Pleomorphic
Rhabdomyoblasts are positive for desmin, MYOD1 and Myogenin.
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