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Angiolipoma, Soft Tissue

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Angiolipoma is a common benign subcutaneous mesenchymal lesion which is composed of mature adipocytes and variably intermingled branching capillary-type vessels which may be occluded by microthrombi.

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Case of a subcutaneous angiolipoma excised from the forearm of a 35-year-old female showing areas rich in lipomatous tissue (a) in proximity to areas with a more prominent capillary-type proliferation (b) which is partially occluded by microthrombi (arrow) (c)

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Hartmann, W. (2020). Angiolipoma, Soft Tissue. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_5478-1

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