Ann Dermatol.  2015 Aug;27(4):472-473. 10.5021/ad.2015.27.4.472.

A Rare Case of Multiple Spindle Cell Lipomas

• Kim DH
• Lee YB
• Kim JW
• Yu DS

• KMID: 2171516
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2015.27.4.472

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Lipoma*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Tender skin-colored hard slow-growing subcutaneous nodules on the right upper arm (A) and abdomen (B).

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  Fig. 2 Histopathological findings of biopsy specimens (A, B) on the right arm and (C, D) left arm (A~D: H&E). (A) A well-circumscribed mass (×40). (B) Uniformly sized spindle cells without nuclear pleomorphism or mitotic figures (×400). (C) A well-circumscribed mass (×40). (D) Uniformly sized spindle cells intermixed with mature adipocytes and without nuclear pleomorphism (×400).

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