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Differential Diagnosis of Benign Peripheral Lipoma from Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma on MR Imaging: Is Comparison of Margins and Internal Characteristics Useful?

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Iseigaoka 1-1, Yahatanisi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi 807-8555, Japan.
² Department of Pathology and Oncology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Yahatanisi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi 807-8555, Japan.
³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Yahatanisi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi 807-8555, Japan.

OBJECTIVE. Our objective was to evaluate the reliability of MR imaging in distinguishing between benign lipoma and well-differentiated liposarcoma.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. The MR images of 35 pathologically proven benign lipomas in 35 patients and 23 well-differentiated liposarcomas in 17 patients were retrospectively reviewed. T1-, T2-, and fat-suppressed T1-weighted images were obtained after administration of gadopentetate dimeglumine. Margins and internal characteristics revealed on the MR images and the degree of contrast enhancement of septa were evaluated. These MR imaging findings were compared for well-differentiated liposarcomas and benign lipomas.

RESULTS. Completely irregular margins were recognized only in benign lipomas with a pathologic diagnosis of infiltrating lipoma. All tumors without a recognizable nonadipose component were benign lipomas (p < 0.05). As for the well-differentiated liposarcomas, thick septa and nodular or patchy nonadipose components were present more frequently in deep and retroperitoneal lesions than in subcutaneous lesions (p < 0.01). No cases showed only thin septa in the deep lesions of well-differentiated liposarcoma, and all cases showed thick septa or nodular or patchy nonadipose components. The septa in well-differentiated liposarcomas enhanced more strongly than did those in benign lipomas. The septa showed no enhancement relative to muscle in 11 of 19 benign lipomas, whereas the septa showed moderate or marked enhancement in all well-differentiated liposarcomas (p < 0.01).

CONCLUSION. Careful assessment of margins and internal characteristics on MR imaging can be a useful aid in further distinguishing between biologically different benign lipoma and well-differentiated liposarcoma.

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