Korean J Dermatol.  1999 Oct;37(10):1491-1494.

A Case of Infiltrating Lipoma Combined with Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis

• Kim SI
• Jeong MC
• Yoo JH
• Kim KJ
• Keum JS
• Oh TY

Abstract

Infiltrating lipoma is one of the most deep-seated benign soft tissue tumor which occupies less than 1% in lipomas. There are two different types of infiltrating lipoma, one intramuscular lipoma, and the other intermuscular lipoma. Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis is a very rare skin disease which is characterized by the ectopic presence of mature adipose tissue in the dermis. In this disease two clinical types are distinguished: The first classic type is the multiple lesions of zonal distribution usually on the buttocks or on the lower back area. The second type is the solitary papule or nodule with less restricted tendency in its distrubution. We described a 31-year-old man who had a relatively well-defined localized, skin colored, 20x20cm sized, subcutaneous mass partially covered with brown colored papules and plaque on the left subscapular area. The skin lesion began about 11 years ago with brown colored papules and gradually increased in size to 20x20cm mass. Histopathological and clinical findings showed ectopic fat lobules consisted of almost mature cells in the dermis, between the each muscle fibers, and each muscle bundles.

Keyword

Infiltrating lipoma; Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis

MeSH Terms

Adipose Tissue
Adult
Buttocks
Dermis
Fluconazole
Humans
Lipoma*
Nevus*
Skin
Skin Diseases
Fluconazole