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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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9) Imaging with CT, MRI, and angiography can differentiate this tumor from other possible pathologies, such as an aneurysmal formation, vascular tumor, lipomata, or a lytic lesion in the temporal bone or infratemporal fossa, such as a cholesteatoma, meningioma, metastasis, ossifying fibroma, osteosarcoma, or fibrous dysplasia.
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the head and neck: two ... by Moffat, David A. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Recurrent lipomata of the larynx and the pharynx with late malignant change.
Myxolipoma of the epiglottis in an adult: a case report by Dass, Arjun / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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