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sucutaneous angiolipoma
Monday 14 June 2004
Lipohemangioma
Definition: Angiolipomas are typically subcutaneous and often painful.
Images
Angiolipoma: "angio" component; painful; intravasc thrombi
Digital slides
UI:738 - Subcutaneous angiolipoma (Lipohemangioma)
Subtypes
cellular angiolipoma
Histogenesis
Because they lack the typical cytogenetic abnormalities seen in ordinary lipomas, some have speculated that they may actually be of vascular origin but with an abundant lipomatous component.
Synopsis
mature adipose tissue admixed with multiple small capillaries, many of which contain fibrin thrombi.
Differential diagnosis
lipomas
- spindle cell lipoma
hemangiomas
Kaposi sarcoma
Case records
See also
angiolipoma
