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KMID : 1033720140150020102
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Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
2014 Volume.15 No. 2 p.102 ~ p.104
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Spindle Cell Lipoma: A Rare, Misunderstood Entity
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Seo Bommie Florence
Kang In-Sook
Oh Deuk-Young
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Abstract
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Spindle cell lipoma, a rare variant of lipoma, is a benign tumor found in the posterior neck and shoulder. A 24-year-old man with a close family history of malignant lymphoma had presented with a large, firm, nodular mass found in the right supraclavicular area. Excision of the deeply located mass revealed a pale yellow, rubbery nodule which grossly resembled an enlarged lymph node, with a variant of lymphoma as a primary suspect. However, pathological studies revealed the lesion to be a spindle cell lipoma. Although atypical in location, spindle cell lipoma should always be kept in differential diagnosis of a newly-noted soft tissue mass, as this entity may be easily cured by simple excision.
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KEYWORD
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Atypical lipoma, Head and neck tumor, Rare diseases
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