Benign Spindle Cell Lesion Treatment

We present three cases of rare benign spindle cell lesions of the.

Benign spindle cell lesion treatment.

Spindle cells intermingled with adipocytes and collagen bundles. Benign spindle cell lesions of the breast include neoplastic and reactive entities that are diagnostically challenging given their rarity and similar histomorphology. These masses typically arise in males aged 40 70 years and originate most frequently in the subcutaneous tissue of the upper back posterior neck and shoulders. It is also known as a reed nevus or a reed tumor the nevus appears as a single flat or raised skin lesion that is well circumscribed.

A tumor is an abnormal growth of cells that serves no purpose. Spindle cell lipoma subtype was first described by enzinger and harvey in 1975 2. Spindle cell lipoma is a benign lesion that is cured by local excision. Pigmented spindle cell nevus reed is a benign darkly pigmented skin lesion that chiefly forms on the upper and lower limbs.

Metaplastic carcinomas of the breast. It has never been reported to metastasize 1. Spindle cell lipoma scl is a benign subcutaneous tumor of fat fat cells and spindle cells that is observed predominantly in middle aged to elderly men. Accurate diagnosis on percutaneous core biopsy within this category is essential as some lesions require excision and surveillance whereas others may be observed.

As the name indicates reactive spindle cell nodule rscn of the breast is a focal benign proliferation that develops in reaction to a diagnostic procedure such as fine needle aspiration fna or needle core biopsy 12 about 85 of rscns of the breast occur after sampling of a fibrous lesion like a radial sclerosing lesion or papilloma but an. They usually do not cause any signs and symptoms and are often painless. Spindle cell lipomas scl are relatively rare slow growing benign lipomatous tumors. Spindle cell lipomas are frequently present on the neck and upper back.

Wargotz es deos ph norris hj. 1 3 scls account for only 1 5 of all reported lipomatous tumors and these lesions share similar morphology with other fatty spindle cell or. Al bozom ia abrams j spindle cell carcinoma of the breast a mimicker of benign lesions. A benign tumor is not a malignant tumor which is cancer it does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body the.