The Adipocerous Ossein- Chondroid Lipoma

Abstract

Mesenchymal soft tissue adipocytic neoplasms are frequently discerned tumors demonstrating diverse histological subcategories. Chondroid lipoma is an extremely exceptional, benign adipocytic neoplasm initially scripted by Meis and Enzinger in 1993 as a tumefaction simulating liposarcoma or myxoid chondrosarcoma [1]. As the neoplasm is composed of mature adipocytes, lipoblasts and myxochondroid stroma, chondroid lipoma may be histologically misinterpreted as an adipose tissue sarcoma, round cell liposarcoma or extra-skeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma. As malignant tumours are therapeutically managed with adjuvant radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and extensive surgical resection wherein benign tumours are appropriately addressed by marginal resection, cogent distinction between benign lipomatous neoplasms from diverse malignant neoplasms is necessitated to circumvent unnecessary therapeutic intervention and associated adverse outcomes. The essentially benign chondroid lipoma does not mandate expansive surgical extermination, adjunctive radiotherapy, or chemotherapy.