title: Imaging characteristics of spindle cell lipoma and its variants.
abstract: A spindle cell lipoma (SCL) is a relatively common tumor that can be challenging to the radiologist, pathologist, or surgeon to diagnose, particularly when internal fat content is scant or absent. Although these lesions may be found at various locations, the typical presentation for this lesion is a well-circumscribed and non-aggressive subcutaneous mass in the posterior neck presenting in a middle-aged to elderly man. In this article, the typical and atypical imaging characteristics of a spindle cell lipoma (SCL) will be reviewed. Knowledge of the common imaging and pathologic features of SCLs can help suggest the diagnosis and guide patient management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada, khashper@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Alla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khashper
authors.forename: Jiamin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Ayoub
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nahal
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Discepola
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*