LIPOMAS, INFILTRATIVE LIPOMAS AND LIPOSARCOMAS: WHICH ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER?

摘要

Lipomas, the typical fatty tumors that so commonly affect middle aged to older dogs, do not present a clinical challenge in most cases unless they grow to an extremely large size or cause clinical signs due to compression or strangulation of nearby organs. The typical subcutaneous lipoma has characteristic slow growth and can be easily distinguished from other soft tissue masses by cytology. Histologically, lipomas have indistinct peripheral nuclei and a large amount of cytoplasmic fat. Marginal excision results in cure for these benign tumors.