title: Spindle cell lipoma: a rare tumor of the mediastinum.
abstract: Spindle cell lipoma (SCL) is a rare mediastinal tumor hard to be differentiated from myxoid liposarcoma. We report a patient with an expanding fat density in the aorto-pulmonary window and with a previous history of invasive melanoma of the left pectoralis and subsequent pulmonary metastases successfully treated with chemotherapy. Preoperative diagnosis of the mediastinal lesion was difficult but crucial to determine further therapeutic plan.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Pascale Foundation, Naples, Italy;
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: La Mantia
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rocco
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocco
keywords: Mediastinum; lipoma; liposarcoma; melanoma; thoracoscopy; thoracotomy