Types
superficial lipomas (cutaneous lipoma)
deep lipoma
Variants
chondroid lipoma
sclerotic lipoma
spindle cell lipoma/pleomorphic lipoma
Cytogenetics
More than half the cases studied show an abnormal karyotype, mostly balanced translocation, as single abnormality.
12q13-15 rearrangements
13q11-q22
6p21-23
t(1;8)(q32;q22-q23) (1q32 and 8q23-8q23) (#11943344#)
Molecular biology
sporadic lipomas
predisposition to lipomas
Differential diagnosis
atypical liponatous tumor (well-differentiated liposarcoma)
See also