When the fat is missing: a fat-free spindle cell lipoma in a young woman
Dear Editor, Spindle cell lipoma (SCL) is a benign adipocytic neoplasm first characterized by Enzinger and Harvey, classically arising in the posterior neck, shoulder, and upper back of middle-aged to older men. Histologically, it is defined by a variable admixture of mature adipocytes, bland spindle cells, rope-like collagen, and myxoid matrix. The adipocytic component, however, may be minimal or entirely absent, creating a diagnostically deceptive low-fat or fat-free phenotype. [...].
Authors
- Dan Rolando Lopez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7354-9980)
- Maria Elisabetta Greco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5067-8190)
- Babar K Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-1279)
- Madeline Tchack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7544-0418)
- Shaunt Mehdikhani
- Izadora Lapenda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1972-3922)
- Noah Musolff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6952-0661)
- Kiran Javaid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0094-1073)
- Bassem Rafiq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0271-3818)
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (MX)
- Cornell University (US)
- Johnson University (US)
- Rowan University (US)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- University of Monterrey (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dermatology Reports
- Published
- 2026-10-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2026.10840
- Primary Topic
- Soft tissue tumors and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00