Imaging study demonstrates distinct enhancing subcutaneous fatty mass patterns in middle-aged men, indicating reliable diagnostic criteria for posterior neck spindle cell lipomas.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to define the imaging characteristics of spindle cell lipoma on MRI and CT. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of spindle cell lipoma should be suggested when a well-defined complex fatty mass is found in the subcutis of a middle-aged man, especially if the mass is localized to the posterior neck. Intense enhancement of the nonadipose component further supports this diagnosis.
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