title: Value of cytological imprints in the diagnosis of atypical lipomatous tumor.
abstract: The diagnosis of atypical lipomatous tumor by biopsy, requires careful examination of several slides, in order to look for atypical cells. We suggest that imprints of lipomatous tumors may play a complementary role in such a search, and report a case of a 74-yr-old woman with an atypical lipomatous tumor of the left thigh, in which imprints helped to make the diagnosis..
authors.affiliation: Service of Anatomic Pathology, Clinica Ponferrada, Leon, Spain. gpyauflowerlion@terra.es
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Flores
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Juanes
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome