The cytogenetics of lipomatous tumours

With the recent application of cytogenetic methods to soft-tissue tumours, lipomatous tumours, which are among the most common of all benign and malignant soft-tissue neoplasms, have been studied widely. Many specific clonal karyotypic aberrations characteristic of the different entities within this diverse group of neoplasms have emerged, We review the cytogenetic findings in lipomatous tumours with special attention to the relevance of this technique in classification and differential diagnosis.