HibernomaD17.9

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Synonym(s)

brown lipoma; Hibernoma; Lipoma brown

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Merkel, 1906; Gery, 1914

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Very rare, benign tumour of about 5.0-10.0 cm in size, slowly developing from brown fatty tissue with unchanged skin surface.

ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.

Preferably occurring in young adults of both sexes.

LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.

Mostly located between the shoulder blades, supraclavicularly or in the armpits. More rarely occurring on the head, neck, abdominal wall, fossa politea and internal organs.

HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.

There are lobed nodes with variable admixture of plurivacuolar adipocytes. Molecular biological side 11q13-21 rearrangements are characteristic.

Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.

Rhabdomyoma; granular cell tumor.

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Excision for cosmetic or functionally disturbing tumours.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

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  6. Merkel H (1906) About a pseudolipoma of the mamma (peculiar fat cell tumor). Article Pathol Anat Allg Pathol 39: 152-157

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer