Korean J Dermatol.
2008 Sep;46(9):1270-1274.
A Case of Low-Fat, Fibrous Spindle Cell Lipoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. miumiu@amc.seoul.kr
Abstract
- Spindle cell lipoma is a benign tumor composed of ropey collagen, myxoid stroma, CD34-positive spindled cells, and mature fat. The variable proportion of these elements among different cases of the neoplasm makes diagnosis difficult. Furthermore, numerous variants have been reported, including pseudoangiomatous spindle cell lipoma, angiomatous spindle cell lipoma, fibrous spindle cell lipoma, and low-fat or fat-free spindle cell lipoma. Here we report a case of low-fat, fibrous spindle cell lipoma in which fat is noted to be present in <5% of the tumor, whereas fibrous collagenous stroma is predominant.
