![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Lipoblast_features%2C_annotated.png/220px-Lipoblast_features%2C_annotated.png)
A lipoblast is a precursor cell for an adipocyte.[1]
Alternate terms include adipoblast[2] and preadipocyte.[3]
Early stages are almost indistinguishable from fibroblasts.[4]
-
Lipoblasts (white arrow) and lipocytes (black arrow), in a case of lipoblastoma
-
Histopathology of liposarcoma, H&E stain, with the main features:[5]
- Spindle cells with enlarged, hyperchromatic nuclei.
- Apparently univacuolated adipocytes (may look normal).
- Lipoblasts (multivacuolated), but neither necessary nor sufficient for diagnosis of liposarcoma. -
Lipid-laden histiocytes may mimic lipoblasts, but have lightly eosinophilic cytoplasm and a small normochromatic nuclei which are not hollowed out from the lipid vacuoles.[6]
Liposarcoma
[edit]Lipoblasts are seen in liposarcoma[7] and characteristically have abundant multivacuolated clear cytoplasm and a dark staining (hyperchromatic), indented nucleus.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Barbara Young; Paul R. Wheater (2006). Wheater's functional histology: a text and colour atlas. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-0-443-06850-8. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Dani C (1999). "Embryonic stem cell-derived adipogenesis". Cells Tissues Organs (Print). 165 (3–4): 173–80. doi:10.1159/000016697. PMID 10592389. S2CID 41201445.
- ^ Coskun H, Summerfield TL, Kniss DA, Friedman A (April 2010). "Mathematical modeling of preadipocyte fate determination". J Theor Biol. 265 (1): 87–94. Bibcode:2010JThBi.265...87C. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.03.047. PMID 20385145.
- ^ Ray C. Henrikson; Gordon I. Kaye; Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz (31 July 1997). Histology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-683-06225-0. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Michael R. Clay, M.D. "Liposarcoma". PathologyOutlines. Topic Completed: 1 November 2017. Minor changes: 11 May 2021
- ^ Image by Mikael Häggström, MD. Reference for findings: Gnepp, Douglas R. (2009). Diagnostic Surgical Pathology of the Head and Neck. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders. ISBN 978-1-4160-2589-4.
- ^ Lester J. Layfield (2002). Cytopathology of bone and soft tissue tumors. Oxford University Press US. pp. 83–. ISBN 978-0-19-513236-6. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
Well, that’s interesting to know that Psilotum nudum are known as whisk ferns. Psilotum nudum is the commoner species of the two. While the P. flaccidum is a rare species and is found in the tropical islands. Both the species are usually epiphytic in habit and grow upon tree ferns. These species may also be terrestrial and grow in humus or in the crevices of the rocks.
View the detailed Guide of Psilotum nudum: Detailed Study Of Psilotum Nudum (Whisk Fern), Classification, Anatomy, Reproduction