Lipoblast

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File:Dedifferentiated liposarcoma - cropped - very high mag.jpg
Micrograph showing a lipoblast (left-bottom of image) in a liposarcoma. H&E stain.

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]

Liposarcoma

Lipoblasts are seen in liposarcoma[5] and characteristically have abundant multivacuolated clear cytoplasm and a dark staining (hyperchromatic), indented nucleus.

See also

References

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