Lipoma with osteocartilaginous metaplasia: case report and literature review

Pathologica. 2010 Feb;102(1):28-9.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / pathology*
  • Metaplasia / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / pathology*