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*Perform consecutive '''slicing''' of the entire specimen. | *Perform consecutive '''slicing''' of the entire specimen. | ||
*Look for signs of '''liposarcoma''': Mainly by firm volumes.<ref>{{Lilla utskärningen}}</ref> Color varies from yellow to white (and firm) depending on the proportion of adipocytic, fibrous and/or myxoid content.<ref name=Mavrogenis2013>{{cite web|url=http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Tumors/WellDiffLiposarcomaID5167.html|title=Soft Tissues: Well-differentiated liposarcoma|author=Andreas F Mavrogenis, Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos|date=2013-02-01|website=Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology}}</ref> Areas of fat necrosis are common in larger lesions. Rarely, infiltrative growth is seen.<ref name=Mavrogenis2013/> | *Look for signs of '''liposarcoma''': Mainly by firm volumes.<ref>{{Lilla utskärningen}}</ref> Color varies from yellow to white (and firm) depending on the proportion of adipocytic, fibrous and/or myxoid content.<ref name=Mavrogenis2013>{{cite web|url=http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Tumors/WellDiffLiposarcomaID5167.html|title=Soft Tissues: Well-differentiated liposarcoma|author=Andreas F Mavrogenis, Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos|date=2013-02-01|website=Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology}}</ref> Areas of fat necrosis are common in larger lesions. Rarely, infiltrative growth is seen.<ref name=Mavrogenis2013/> | ||
*Submit slices from any suspicious parts, or at least one representative slice from the specimen. | *'''Submit''' slices from any suspicious parts, or at least one representative slice from the specimen.<ref>{{NU Hospital Group}}</ref> A more comprehensive practice is to submit 1 section per centimeter, and 2 sections per cassette.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voices.uchicago.edu/grosspathology/bone-soft-tissue/lipoma/|title=Lipoma|website=Gross Pathology Manual - By The University of Chicago Department of Pathology|accessdate=2020-08-26}}</ref> | ||
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File:Lipoma gross.jpg|thumb|Cross-section of '''lipoma'''. Homogenous texture. | File:Lipoma gross.jpg|thumb|Cross-section of '''lipoma'''. Homogenous texture. | ||
File:Gross pathology of undifferentiated liposarcoma.jpg|'''Liposarcoma''': Tumor section reveals brownish-yellowish areas, hemorrhagic and calcific zones. | File:Gross pathology of undifferentiated liposarcoma.jpg|'''Liposarcoma''': Tumor section reveals brownish-yellowish areas, hemorrhagic and calcific zones. | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 26 August 2020
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Fixation
Generally 10% neutral buffered formalin.
See also: General notes on fixation
Gross processing
- Perform consecutive slicing of the entire specimen.
- Look for signs of liposarcoma: Mainly by firm volumes.[1] Color varies from yellow to white (and firm) depending on the proportion of adipocytic, fibrous and/or myxoid content.[2] Areas of fat necrosis are common in larger lesions. Rarely, infiltrative growth is seen.[2]
- Submit slices from any suspicious parts, or at least one representative slice from the specimen.[3] A more comprehensive practice is to submit 1 section per centimeter, and 2 sections per cassette.[4]
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Cross-section of lipoma. Homogenous texture.
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Liposarcoma: Tumor section reveals brownish-yellowish areas, hemorrhagic and calcific zones.
Gross report
- Color
- Even absence of hemorrhage or necrosis.
Example:
| Mass weighing 121 grams and measuring 10 x 6,5 x 3,5 cm. Homogenous yellow color. No hemorrhage or necrosis. |
See also: General notes on gross processing
Microscopic evaluation
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Lipoma: lobules of mature white adipose tissue divided by delicate and inconspicuous fibrous septa containing thin-walled capillary-sized vessels.
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Fibrolipoma is a lipoma with focal areas of large amounts of fibrous tissue.
A sclerotic lipoma is one step further: a predominantly fibrous lesion with focal areas of fat.[5]
If unsure of degree of fibrosis: Simply report as lipoma. -
Myxoid liposarcoma: Hypercellular solid sheets of cells lying back to back, with round cells or primitive cytomorphology.[6]
A pedunculated lipomatous skin tumor may be a pedunculated lipofibroma:
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Pedunculated lipofibroma, gross pathology
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Histopathology, showing dermal lipocytes without capsule.
Microscopy/Histopathology report
For lipomas: Absence of signs of malignancy.
Tissue composed of univacuolar fat cells and delicate and inconspicuous fibrous septa. No evidence of malignancy. |
See also: General notes on reporting
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.
Main page
References
- ↑ Monica Dahlgren, Janne Malina, Anna Måsbäck, Otto Ljungberg (1997-02-13). Lilla utskärningen.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Andreas F Mavrogenis, Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos (2013-02-01). Soft Tissues: Well-differentiated liposarcoma. Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology.
- ↑ Pathology Department at NU Hospital Group, Sweden, 2019-2020.
- ↑ . Lipoma. Gross Pathology Manual - By The University of Chicago Department of Pathology. Retrieved on 2020-08-26.
- ↑ . Lipoma Variant: Fibrolipoma. Stanford University School of Medicine. Retrieved on 2020-02-10.
- ↑ Michael R. Clay. Soft tissue - Adipose tissue - Myxoid liposarcoma. PathologyOutlines. Topic Completed: 1 January 2018. Revised: 20 March 2019
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