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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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Spindle-cell lipomas grow as large as 13 cm (mean: 3.
Spindle-cell lipoma by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
1,3) [FIGURE 3b OMITTED] [FIGURE 4a OMITTED] [FIGURE 4b OMITTED] Other associated abnormalities Closed spinal dysraphisms such as diastomatomyelia, dermal sinus, terminal myelocystocoele, lipomas, thickened filum terminale, tethered cord and sacral spina bifida have been described in the literature.
Spinal segmental dysgenesis by Mahomed, Nasreen; Naidoo, Jaishree / South African Journal of Radiology
4) Other benign primary cardiac tumors include lipomas, fibromas and elastofibromas.
Detecting cardiac abnormalities on routine chest CT by Zeeb, Lindsay M.; Green, Curtis E. / Applied Radiology
 
 
 
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