Spindle cell carcinoma?

Trying to find a website to explain this cancer and if it is hereditary? Anything you can tell me will be appreciated.

Spindle cell carcinoma is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma type of skin cancer. It is not hereditary. According to this article it was initially believed that Spindle Cell Carcinoma arose where a person had previously had radiotherapy treatments but this has now been proven to not be true. It is true that if the person has had radiotherapy then the spindle cell will be more aggressive than a spindle cell that occurs on skin which has not had radiotherapy. If the person has not had radiotherapy then the spindle cell carcinoma can usually be cured with simple excision with good margins.

Bottom line - if you have not had radiotherapy to the area where the cancer is located and you have not ignored this cancer by letting it grow, then you probably do not have much to worry about. The spindle cell type is rare but the behavior is basically the same as a squamous cell skin cancer and would have a high cure rate in most situations. good luck

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/4090...

There are also tumors called thymomas that arise in the chest and exhibit spindle cells. These are a benign tumor and are not hereditary. Benign means non-malignant but may still be a problematic tumor. A thymoma is located in or near the thymus gland. Here is a web page describing the treatment of this type spindle cell tumor.

http://thymoma.de/thymomatreatment.htm

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