title: Composition of fat in different types of liposarcomas in comparison with lipomas.
abstract: Different types of liposarcomas, and for comparison, lipomas were investigated for their lipid composition. Triglycerides were the main components of lipomas and lipoma-like liposarcomas. Myxoid liposarcomas had a high water content and contained considerable amounts of free cholesterol and phospholipids. One pleomorphic liposarcoma resembled a myxoid liposarcoma in its lipid composition and water content. In 4 liposarcomas of mixed type the lipid composition resembled the main subtype. A glycerol ether-like fraction was found in all lipoma-like (well differentiated) liposarcomas, in one myxoid type but not in the other types.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz, School of Medicine, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Knipping
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Popper
mesh_terms: D005591:Chemical Fractionation; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000032:analysis*; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000032:analysis*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D014867:Water