Spindle Cell Lipoma: A Rare, Misunderstood Entity.
10.7181/acfs.2014.15.2.102
- Author:
Bommie Florence SEO
1
;
In Sook KANG
;
Deuk Young OH
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. ohdeuk1234@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Atypical lipoma;
Head and neck tumor;
Rare diseases
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Humans;
Lipoma*;
Lymph Nodes;
Lymphoma;
Neck;
Rare Diseases;
Shoulder;
Young Adult
- From:Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
2014;15(2):102-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Spindle cell lipoma, a rare variant of lipoma, is a benign tumor found in the posterior neck and shoulder. A 24-year-old man with a close family history of malignant lymphoma had presented with a large, firm, nodular mass found in the right supraclavicular area. Excision of the deeply located mass revealed a pale yellow, rubbery nodule which grossly resembled an enlarged lymph node, with a variant of lymphoma as a primary suspect. However, pathological studies revealed the lesion to be a spindle cell lipoma. Although atypical in location, spindle cell lipoma should always be kept in differential diagnosis of a newly-noted soft tissue mass, as this entity may be easily cured by simple excision.
