Pleomorphic lipoma lacking mature fat component in extensive myxoid stroma: a great diagnostic challenge

Diagnostic Pathology

En-Hua Wang²  Juan-Han Yu²  Yong Zhang²  Yuan Miao²  Ying Sun¹  Yang Liu²  Yan Wang²  Xu-Yong Lin² 

[1] Department of Outpatient, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China;Institute of pathology and pathophysiology, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China

关键词: Pleomorphic lipoma;   

Others  :  807860
DOI  :  10.1186/1746-1596-7-155

 received in 2012-09-15, accepted in 2012-11-10,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Pleomorphic lipoma is a relatively uncommon entity, and is considered as a variant of spindle cell lipoma. Histologically, spindle cell lipoma/pleomorphic lipoma consists of varying quantity of mature fat, bland spindle cells and ropey collagen. In addition, pleomorphic lipoma is characterized by multinucleate giant cells, which possess the “floret-like” nuclei and marked pleomorphism. So, in contrast to spindle cell lipoma, pleomorphic lipoma is more easily misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor. Herein, we report a peculiar case of pleomorphic lipoma occurring in axilla with entirely devoid of mature fat in a 71-year-old male. The histopathological findings demonstrated the tumor was made up of bland spindle cells admixed with scattered “floret-like” cells and irregular ropey collagen in an extensive myxoid stroma. Immunostaining showed that the tumor was positive for the Vimentin, Bcl-2 and CD34, and was negative for S-100, desmin, CD68, and α–SMA. Although no fat component was found in the whole section, the tumor was still diagnosed as a pelomprphic lipoma. To our knowledge, this is the third reported case of pelomprphic lipoma which entirely lacked lipomatous component. Because of the existence of atypical multinucleate giant cells and lack of mature fat, this tumor may be easily misdiagnosed nonlipomatous lesions, such as myxoid fibrosarcoma, giant cell fibroblastoma.

So, it is necessary to pay careful attention to the histological spectrum of pleomorphic lipoma, including the tumor with devoid of fat, and it should be kept in mind that pelomprphic lipoma still can be diagnosed even if lacking lipomatous component.

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【 授权许可】

   
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