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Lipoma

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lipoma: see neoplasm neoplasm or tumor, tissue composed of cells that grow in an abnormal way. Normal tissue is growth-limited, i.e., cell reproduction is equal to cell death.
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lipoma [lī′pō·mə]
(medicine)
A benign tumor composed of fat cells.
Lipoma 

a limited benign tumor (sometimes multiple) consisting of fatty tissue.

Lipomas generally develop on the back, neck, and anterior abdominal wall. They vary in density and in size, from that of a hazelnut to that of the head of a grown man. Lipomas usually do not impair any function; generally, they are removed for cosmetic reasons.
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[FIGURE A OMITTED] Histologically, spindle-cell lipoma is a distinctive type of lipoma on a continuum with pleomorphic lipoma.
Spindle-cell lipoma by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
When the 12-year-old was x-rayed the growth appeared as a giant fatty mass - known as a lipoma.
'Fat' dog had giant tumour by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Lipoma On the Internet it looks like a plum pulled from its skin, ripped whole; the pit holds all pulp around it, slipping its peel, the way my older mother's shin rips like an eggshell's paper.
Lipoma by Barr, Tina / Witness
 
 
 
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