Lipoma
Variant: Adenolipoma of Skin
Diagnostic Criteria
- Superficially located
- May not be well encapsulated
- Contains entrapped eccrine glands
- The term adenolipoma is also used for a variety of lesions containing fat that occur in a number of organs
- We do not consider these to be related to lipomas
Clinical
- No clinical significance to this pattern
Bibliography
- Del Agua C, Felipo F. Adenolipoma of the skin. Dermatol Online J. 2004 Oct 15;10(2):9.
- Hitchcock MG, Hurt MA, Santa Cruz DJ. Adenolipoma of the skin: a report of nine cases. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1993 Jul;29(1):82-5.
