Lipoma

Lipoma

Lipoma Histology

Benign tumor of fat cells
Most common soft tissue tumor of adults
Common in mid-adulthood
Arise in the extremities, trunk
Can also rarely arise in muscle tissue

Lipoma Gross Appearance

Soft, well-defined, mobile masses
Painless

Lipoma Histology

Encapsulated masses of mature adipocytes within subcutaneous tissue, but can also be poorly circumscribed uncommonly. Cells show no pleomorphism, and are mature, white fat cells.

Different Types of Lipomas

Conventional Lipoma
Fibrolipoma
Angiolipoma
Spindle Cell Lipoma
Myelolipoma
Pleomorphic Lipoma

Lipoma Genetics

Rearrangements are common.

 

 

 

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