Chondrolipoma of the stomach.

BMJ Case Rep

Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Unit, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.

Published: March 2019

Chondrolipoma, a rare variant of a lipoma, is a benign mesenchymal neoplasm characterised by mature adipocytes with neoplastic hyaline cartilage formation. We describe the first case of a gastric chondrolipoma. The tumour was completely excised via laparoscopic gastric wedge resection with uneventful postoperative recovery. Histology of the tumour demonstrates mature adipose tissue and benign cartilage with patchy calcification.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6424240PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-228757DOI Listing

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