Encapsulated fat necrosis in a patient with Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome

Mobile encapsulated lipoma, first described by Sahl in 1978 (1), is characterized by its great mobility within subcutaneous adipose tissue and presentation with or without tenderness when the nodules are manipulated. This lipoma's histopathology is very characteristic; i.e., it consists of matu...

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Published in:Journal of cutaneous pathology 1997-03, Vol.24 (3), p.189-192
Main Authors: Ohtake, Naoki, Gushi, Akira, Matsushita, Shigeto, Kanzaki, Tamotsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - pathology
Fat Necrosis - pathology
Female
Fibrosis
Humans
Lipoma - pathology
Medical sciences
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:Mobile encapsulated lipoma, first described by Sahl in 1978 (1), is characterized by its great mobility within subcutaneous adipose tissue and presentation with or without tenderness when the nodules are manipulated. This lipoma's histopathology is very characteristic; i.e., it consists of mature viable or degenerative lipocytes encapsulated by fibrous tissue. We report a case of this so‐called mobile encapsulated lipoma involving a patient with Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome. This case is the first report of mobile encapsulated lipoma in a patient with a disease of this type. We discuss its pathogenesis and the nomenclature for these lesions.
ISSN:0303-6987
1600-0560
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0560.1997.tb01575.x