Lipoma with osteocartilaginous metaplasia: case report and literature review
Vecchio, G.M.; Caltabiano, R.; Gurrera, A.; Lanzafame, S.
Pathologica 102(1): 28-29
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-2983 PMID: 20731250 Document Number: 645733
Osteocartilaginous metaplasia in lipomas is rare and mainly encountered in large-sized, long-standing lipomas. This entity can be found at almost any site of the body, particularly in the soft tissues of the skeletal system, breast, pharynx, and nasopharynx. We describe a case of lipoma with osteochondroid metaplasia in a 65-year-old woman with an indolent lesion, and discuss differential diagnoses.