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*Collection of mature adipocytes. | *Collection of mature adipocytes. | ||
**Variation of size may be seen -- should prompt a search for lipoblasts.<ref name=pmid8548119>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mentzel | first1 = T. | last2 = Fletcher | first2 = CD. | title = Lipomatous tumours of soft tissues: an update. | journal = Virchows Arch | volume = 427 | issue = 4 | pages = 353-63 | month = | year = 1995 | doi = | PMID = 8548119 }}</ref> | **Variation of size may be seen -- should prompt a search for lipoblasts.<ref name=pmid8548119>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mentzel | first1 = T. | last2 = Fletcher | first2 = CD. | title = Lipomatous tumours of soft tissues: an update. | journal = Virchows Arch | volume = 427 | issue = 4 | pages = 353-63 | month = | year = 1995 | doi = | PMID = 8548119 }}</ref> | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*Microscopically ''not'' definitely distinguishable from mature clump of fat. | *Microscopically ''not'' definitely distinguishable from mature clump of fat. | ||
**The lesion must be labeled ''lipoma'' (by the clinican) to be signed-out as such. | **The lesion must be labeled ''lipoma'' (by the clinican) to be signed-out as such. | ||
DDx: | |||
*[[Liposarcoma]] - chickenwire-like vessels, fibrous septae. | |||
*Benign adipose tissue. | |||
Images: | Images: | ||