Developing a clinical scoring system to differentiate deep-seated atypical lipomatous tumor from lipoma of soft tissue.

The scoring system developed in this study can facilitate the pre-operative diagnosis of deep-seated ALTs and lipomas. If ALT is suspected, further tumor biopsy followed by molecular diagnosis can establish a definite diagnosis. Therefore, this scoring system can serve as a cost-effective tool for the clinical management of deep-seated lipomatous tumors.