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lipoblasts

Wednesday 25 May 2016

lipoblast

Definition : Lipoblast: immature form of adipocyte, mono or multivacuolated cell with hyperchromatic indented or scalloped nucleus.

Present in Liposarcoma and benign lesions as lipoblastoma, chondroid lipoma and spindle cell/pleomorphic lipoma.

Images

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Pathology

 tumoral lipoblasts

 benign lesions :

  • lipoblastoma
  • chondroid lipoma
  • spindle cell lipoma / pleomorphic lipoma

Images

 lipoblasts in well differentiated liposarcoma

- pleomorphic lipoblasts in WLS

See also

 tumoral cells

Open references

 Lipoblast: morphologic features and diagnostic value. Masanori Hisaoka. 2014. PMID: 24930875