Spindle Cell Lipoma
Clinical
- Approximately 1.4% of fatty neoplasms
- Age range 20-74, most between 40-70
- 90% male
- Nearly all in subcutis of posterior neck, upper back or shoulders
- Infrequent histologically identical tumors found in other sites
- Must be pure spindle cell lipoma (no pleomorphism)
- Must be located in dermis or submucosa
- Histologically identical tumors in deep soft tissue are best considered atypical lipomatous tumors
- Very little experience to permit prediction of behavior
- Rarely familial or multiple
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