Spindle Cell Lipoma of the Arm: A Case Report with Review of Literature
Published: March 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/31909.11231
Surya Rao Rao Venkata Mahipathy, Alagar Raja Durairaj, Narayanamurthy Sundaramurthy, Senthil Kumar Azhisoor Chandrasekhar, Jayaganesh Parthasarathy
1. Associate Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
5. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Surya Rao Rao Venkata Mahipathy,
Associate Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Kanchipuram-602105, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
E-mail: surya_3@hotmail.com
Spindle cell lipomas are rare benign tumours of adipocytes. They are usually found in middle aged to elderly males. There are a number of differential diagnoses for this lesion. Treatment is excision with no recurrence. Here we report a case of a firm non tender swelling of the arm which after excision was diagnosed as Spindle Cell Lipoma (SCL). We discuss the case and a review of the literature for a deeper understanding of this tumour.
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