| CASE |
| Spindle Cell Lipoma |
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| HISTORY |
| 27 year-old Asian male with a nodule on left forearm. An excisional biopsy was performed. |
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| MICROSCOPIC DETAILS |
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| The H&E sections show spindle cells admixed with adipocytes and collagen fibers. The spindle cells are immunoreactive to CD34 (photograph 4) and negative for S100. |
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| Figs. 1 and 2 - The tumor contains mixtures of spindle cells, adipocytes and collagen fibers. |
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| Fig. 3 - The high power view shows the spindle cells are small, elongated and mitotically inactive. |
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| Fig. 4 - The spindle cells are immunoreactive to CD34. |
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| DIAGNOSIS |
| Spindle Cell Lipoma |
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| DISCUSSION |
| The lesion is benign which rarely recurs locally. |
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| REFERENCES |
| Upon request |
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