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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
https://twitter.com/YasminLaimon/status/1328367989826183169
Pathology
tumoral lipoblasts
- lipoblastoma
- liposarcomas
- pleomorphic liposarcoma
- well differentiated liposarcoma
benign lesions :
- lipoblastoma
- chondroid lipoma
- spindle cell lipoma / pleomorphic lipoma
Images
lipoblasts in well differentiated liposarcoma
- pleomorphic lipoblasts in WLS
- https://twitter.com/smlungpathguy/status/880612355159273473
- https://twitter.com/JMGardnerMD/status/880707319407022081
See also
tumoral cells
Open references
Lipoblast: morphologic features and diagnostic value. Masanori Hisaoka. 2014. PMID: 24930875