ABSTRACT
Membranous fat necrosis, an uncommon disorder, was first described by Nasu et al. in 1973. This is characterized by the presence of membranocystic foci in which cysts are lined by an eosinophilic homogeneous membrane with pseudo papillary luminal projections. We, herein, report a case of membranous fat necrosis with calcification in lipoma which developed on the abdomen of a 47-year-old woman. To our knowlege, this is the first report on membranous fat necrosis with calcification in lipoma, in Korea.
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Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Abdomen , Eosinophils , Fat Necrosis , Korea , Lipoma , Membranes , PhenobarbitalABSTRACT
Membranous fat necrosis is a variant of fat necrosis characterized by the presence of membranocystic foci which is lined by eosinophilic, homogeneous and crenulated membrane that has pseudopapillary projections. Membranous fat necrosis may be idiopathic or has been associated with many local and systemic diseases. The pathogenesis of membranous fat necrosis is uncertain but trauma may be suspected in our case. We describe a case of lipoma with membranous fat necrosis.