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adipocytic tumors

adipose tissue tumors, lipomatous tumor

Classification

- benign adypocytic tumors

lipoma
lipomatosis
lipomatosis of nerve
lipoblastoma
lipoblastomatosis
angiolipoma
myolipoma
chondroid lipoma
extrarenal angiomyolipoma
extra-adrenal myelolipoma
spindle cell lipoma
pleomorphic lipoma
hibernoma
atypical lipomatous tumor
hemosiderotic fibrohistiocytic lipomatous tumor
myolipoma
lipomatous hemangiopericytoma
fibrohistiocytic lipoma

- malignant adypocytic tumors (liposarcomas)

well differenciated liposarcoma and atypical lipomatous tumor
dedifferentiated liposarcoma
myxoid/round cell liposarcoma
spindle cell liposarcoma
pleomorphic liposarcoma
mixed-type liposarcoma
liposarcoma

Localization

- cutaneous adipocytic tumors

See also:

- soft tissue tumors

References

- Rubin BP, Dal Cin P. The genetics of lipomatous tumors. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2001 Nov;18(4):286-93. PMID: 11757869

- Guillou L, Coindre JM. Newly described adipocytic lesions. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2001 Nov;18(4):238-49. PMID: 11757863