Table 2

Clinical and pathological data, histological diagnoses, histology findings and immunohistochemical expression in the benign adipose tumours group

Case no.Sex/ageLocalisation/size (cm)DiagnosesHistologyIHC MDM2/CDK4Pattern of stainingObservations
3M/51Cervical/4PL-LPNumerous floret cells, fibrillary collagen−/+4/2CD34+
6F/24Mediastinum/8TLPInfiltrative adipocytes−/−4/4
11F/72Cervical/3SC-LPSpindle cells, fibrillary collagen−/−4/4CD34+
12M/33Dorsum/15NC-LPEsteatonecrosis, atypical nuclei, reactive myofibroblasts, lockern−/−4/4No MDM2 amplification by FISH*
23M/44Dorsum/3NC-LPEsteatonecrosis, atypical nuclei, reactive myofibroblasts+/−2/4
24M/49Cervical/15NC-LPMyxoid stroma−/−4/4
25F/19Knee/14FBLPFibrous sclerotic stroma+/−2/4Some CD34+ cells, possible Gardner type fibroma
26F/32Gluteus/15NC-LPAdipocyte size variation, atypical/large nuclei−/−4/4
42M/28Forearm/2NFBLPInfiltrative adipocytes−/−4/4
47F/41Inguinal/13NC-LPAdipocyte size variation, atypical/large nuclei−/−4/4
49F/45Cervical/3SC-LPSpindle cells, fibrillary collagen+/+2/2CD34+
55F/37Kidney/12AMLPPerirrenal fat infiltration+/−2/4
65M/35Thigh/38HIBHibernoma cells, dense fibrous stroma−/−4/4No CPM amplification by FISH*
76M/37Thigh/25IM-LPRare hibernomatous cells, infiltrative pattern+/−2/4
110F/62Malar/NISC-LPSpindle cells, fibrillary collagen+/−1/4CD34+
113F/57Hand/7NC-LPMyxoid stroma+/−2/4
128F/47Arm/4PL-LPHyperchromatic cells, fibrillary collagen−/−4/4CD34+, no CPM amplification by FISH*
  • Staining pattern: 1, diffuse positivity (>30% of cells were immunoreactive); 2, moderate positivity (10–29% of cells were immunoreactive); 3, focal positivity (<10% of cells were immunoreactive); 4, negative (no cell was immunoreactive).

  • *Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

  • M, male; F, female; PL-LP, pleomorphic lipoma; TLP, timolipoma; SC-LP, spindle cell lipoma; NC-LP, non-conventional lipoma; FBLP, fibrolipoma; NFBLP, neural fibrolipoma; AMLP, angiomyolipoma; HIB, hibernoma; IM-LP, intramuscular lipoma.