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Myolipoma

MedGen UID:
203333
•Concept ID:
C1096309
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Extrauterine Lipoleiomyoma; Lipoleiomyoma; Myolipoma of Soft Tissue
SNOMED CT: Myolipoma (404066004); Lipoleiomyoma (430750000); Myolipoma (430750000)

Definition

A benign extrauterine tumor composed of mature adipocytes and smooth muscle cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMyolipoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fusion of the HMGA2 and BNC2 Genes in Uterine Leiomyoma With t(9;12)(p22;q14).
Panagopoulos I, Andersen K, Gorunova L, Davidson B, Micci F, Heim S
In Vivo 2022 Nov-Dec;36(6):2654-2661. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13000. PMID: 36309352Free PMC Article
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Two Years Experience at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
Joarder AI, Alam F, Islam MA, Debnath BC, Masud Rana AM, Biswas PK, Khan AS, Karim SS, Uddin MB
Mymensingh Med J 2019 Jul;28(3):641-646. PMID: 31391438
Feasibility of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for large adrenal masses.
Novitsky YW, Czerniach DR, Kercher KW, Perugini RA, Kelly JJ, Litwin DE
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2003 Apr;13(2):106-10. doi: 10.1097/00129689-200304000-00009. PMID: 12709616
Lipomatous tumours of soft tissues: an update.
Mentzel T, Fletcher CD
Virchows Arch 1995;427(4):353-63. doi: 10.1007/BF00199383. PMID: 8548119

Diagnosis

Diagnostically Challenging "Fatty" Retroperitoneal Tumors.
Fritchie KJ
Surg Pathol Clin 2015 Sep;8(3):375-97. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2015.05.008. PMID: 26297062
MRI of a subcutaneous myolipoma in the ankle: a case report.
Lee YS, Park SE, Lee JU, Choi ES
Korean J Radiol 2011 Sep-Oct;12(5):641-5. Epub 2011 Aug 24 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.5.641. PMID: 21927569Free PMC Article
Cutaneous angiomyolipoma.
Singh K, Pai RR, Kini H, Kini UA
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2009 Apr-Jun;52(2):242-3. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.48932. PMID: 19332927
Myolipoma of the retroperitoneum.
Takahashi Y, Imamura T, Irie H, Tanaka F, Fukushima J, Fukusato T, Harasawa A, Shiga J
Pathol Int 2004 Jun;54(6):460-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2004.01646.x. PMID: 15144408
Myolipoma of soft tissue: an unusual tumor with expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors. Report of two cases and review of the literature.
Fernández-Aguilar S, Saint-Aubain N, Dargent JL, Fayt I, Noel JC
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2002 Nov;81(11):1088-90. PMID: 12421182

Prognosis

Large intraperitoneal lipoleiomyoma in a pre-menopausal woman: a case report.
Schaefer SL, Strong AL, Bahroloomi S, Han J, Whisman MK, Wilkowski JM, Angeles CV
World J Surg Oncol 2021 May 8;19(1):144. doi: 10.1186/s12957-021-02256-9. PMID: 33964957Free PMC Article
Renal leiomyoma: a contemporary multi-institution study of an infrequent and frequently misclassified neoplasm.
Patil PA, McKenney JK, Trpkov K, Hes O, Montironi R, Scarpelli M, Nesi G, Aron M, Sangoi AR, Gattuso P, Magi-Galluzzi C
Am J Surg Pathol 2015 Mar;39(3):349-56. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000354. PMID: 25517956
Pedunculated myolipoma incidentally found in hernial sac: a case report.
Sulentić P, Abdović S, Filipović J, Tomas D
Acta Clin Croat 2009 Jun;48(2):171-4. PMID: 19928417
Myolipoma of the retroperitoneum.
Takahashi Y, Imamura T, Irie H, Tanaka F, Fukushima J, Fukusato T, Harasawa A, Shiga J
Pathol Int 2004 Jun;54(6):460-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2004.01646.x. PMID: 15144408
Lipoleiomyosarcoma of the mediastinum.
Gómez-Román JJ, Val-Bernal JF
Pathology 1997 Nov;29(4):428-30. doi: 10.1080/00313029700169475. PMID: 9423230

Clinical prediction guides

Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Two Years Experience at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
Joarder AI, Alam F, Islam MA, Debnath BC, Masud Rana AM, Biswas PK, Khan AS, Karim SS, Uddin MB
Mymensingh Med J 2019 Jul;28(3):641-646. PMID: 31391438
Renal leiomyoma: a contemporary multi-institution study of an infrequent and frequently misclassified neoplasm.
Patil PA, McKenney JK, Trpkov K, Hes O, Montironi R, Scarpelli M, Nesi G, Aron M, Sangoi AR, Gattuso P, Magi-Galluzzi C
Am J Surg Pathol 2015 Mar;39(3):349-56. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000354. PMID: 25517956
Pedunculated myolipoma incidentally found in hernial sac: a case report.
Sulentić P, Abdović S, Filipović J, Tomas D
Acta Clin Croat 2009 Jun;48(2):171-4. PMID: 19928417
Myolipoma of the retroperitoneum.
Takahashi Y, Imamura T, Irie H, Tanaka F, Fukushima J, Fukusato T, Harasawa A, Shiga J
Pathol Int 2004 Jun;54(6):460-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2004.01646.x. PMID: 15144408
Further characterization of the human adrenal-derived P-glycoprotein recognized by monoclonal antibody MRK 16 reacting with only human P-glycoprotein.
Sugawara I, Hamada H, Nakahama M, Okamoto S, Tsuruo T, Mori S
Jpn J Cancer Res 1989 Dec;80(12):1199-205. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1989.tb01655.x. PMID: 2576426Free PMC Article

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