title: Pleomorphic lipoma: a definite histopathological entity.
abstract: Pleomorphic lipomas are rare benign tumours that can resemble a variety of malignant tissue tumour on histological examination. We describe a case of pleomorphic lipoma arising on the posterior aspect of the neck of a 70-year-old man, successfully treated by surgical excision. A review of the literature is presented, summarizing the principal clinical and morphological characteristics of this rare tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Campus BioMedico University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Persichetti
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Lella
authors.forename: Giovanni F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Marangi
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cagli
authors.forename: Pierfranco
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simone
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tenna
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rabitri
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cassandro
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Groeger
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baldi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male