title: Lipoma with osteocartilaginous metaplasia: case report and literature review.
abstract: Osteocartilaginous metaplasia in lipomas is rare and mainly encountered in large-sized, long-standing lipomas. This entity can be found at almost any site of the body, particularly in the soft tissues of the skeletal system, breast, pharynx, and nasopharynx. We describe a case of lipoma with osteochondroid metaplasia in a 65-year-old woman with an indolent lesion, and discuss differential diagnoses.
authors: Department "G.F. Ingrassia", Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Catania, Italy.
authors: G M
authors: GM
authors: Vecchio
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Caltabiano
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Gurrera
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Lanzafame
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008679:Metaplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D009372:Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology*