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Spindle Cell Lipoma of the Oral Cavity

Spindle Cell Lipoma of the Oral Cavity Acta Cytologica Report of a Rare Intramuscular Case with Fine Needle Aspiration Findings S. Nicholas Agoff, M.D., Andrew L. Folpe, M.D., Verena S. Grieco, M.D., and Rochelle L. Garcia, M.D. BACKGROUND: Spindle cell lipoma (SCL) is a benign mingling of the spindle cells with the skeletal muscle neoplasm characterized by a mixture of mature fat, bland fragments. spindle cells and wiry colla- CONCLUSION: Intraoral gen in a variably myxoid SCL is a rare lesion but background. Oral SCLs are should be considered in the The lesion in this case was unusual in rare, and only four cases of differential for a benign spin- that it either arose from or infiltrated intramuscular SCL exist in dle cell neoplasm in the oral the skeletal muscle, as reflected by the literature. We report the cavity. Clues to diagnosis on first case of intramuscular cytology include mature fat, the cytologic specimen. SCL of the oral cavity with bland spindle cells, a myxoid fine needle aspiration (FNA) background and mast cells. findings. (Acta Cytol 2001;45:93–98) CASE: A 61-year-old woman presented with a 3-cm mass in the right gingivobuccal sulcus. Papanicolaou- Keywords: lipoma, oral neoplasms, aspiration stained FNA smears were hypocellular and contained biopsy, spindle http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

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Karger
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© 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
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0001-5547
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1938-2650
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10.1159/000327195
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Acta Cytologica Report of a Rare Intramuscular Case with Fine Needle Aspiration Findings S. Nicholas Agoff, M.D., Andrew L. Folpe, M.D., Verena S. Grieco, M.D., and Rochelle L. Garcia, M.D. BACKGROUND: Spindle cell lipoma (SCL) is a benign mingling of the spindle cells with the skeletal muscle neoplasm characterized by a mixture of mature fat, bland fragments. spindle cells and wiry colla- CONCLUSION: Intraoral gen in a variably myxoid SCL is a rare lesion but background. Oral SCLs are should be considered in the The lesion in this case was unusual in rare, and only four cases of differential for a benign spin- that it either arose from or infiltrated intramuscular SCL exist in dle cell neoplasm in the oral the skeletal muscle, as reflected by the literature. We report the cavity. Clues to diagnosis on first case of intramuscular cytology include mature fat, the cytologic specimen. SCL of the oral cavity with bland spindle cells, a myxoid fine needle aspiration (FNA) background and mast cells. findings. (Acta Cytol 2001;45:93–98) CASE: A 61-year-old woman presented with a 3-cm mass in the right gingivobuccal sulcus. Papanicolaou- Keywords: lipoma, oral neoplasms, aspiration stained FNA smears were hypocellular and contained biopsy, spindle

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Acta Cytologica – Karger

Published: Jan 1, 2011

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