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A benign tumor composed of fat cells ( ADIPOCYTES).
[OCOSH Code: D008067 93163002 D17.2 OO_CTN_AT_L]

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Intramuscular Lipoma TumorLibrary

Location: http://www.tumorlibrary.com/case/list.jsp?diagnosis=Lipoma%2C+intramuscular&order=diagnosis+ASC

Illustrations and case history of several cases. See also on this site
Lipoma, intramedullary
Lipoma, lumbosacral
Lipoma, ossifying
Lipoma, parosteal
Lipoma, spindle cell
Lipoma, superficial
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Lipoma

Location: http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/diseases/lipoma.htm

This is the most common benign soft tissue tumor of adults. They are sometimes multiple and usually painless and asymptomatic. Malignant transformation is virtually never seen. Angiolipoma is a common variant which has a proliferation of small vessels scattered throughout the fat. Unlike common lipomas, these tumors are usually painful.
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Lipoma Information Diseases Database

Location: http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/ddb7493.htm

Lipoma risk factors may include Autosomal dominant conditions Adiposa dolorosa Benign symmetrical lipomatosis of Madelung Gardner's syndrome Lipomatosis, multiple, hereditary Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 Riley-Smith syndrome Autosomal recessive conditions Turcot syndrome Lipoma: Definition(s) via UMLS."A benign tumor composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It can be surrounded by a thin layer of connective tissue (encapsulated), or diffuse without the capsule."
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Lipoma soft tissue LSBU

Location: http://myweb.lsbu.ac.uk/dirt/museum/419-363.html

Radiology case 419-363 Clinical presentation: Incidental finding in an 80 year old woman.
There is a well defined low density in the soft tissues, which reflects the low atomic number of the components of fat. Its well circumscribed margin makes it visible in this image and the lesion is projected adjacent to...
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Lipoma Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/lipoma

Discussion: - benign tumor composed of lobules of mature fat; - most common tumor of soft tissue; - occurs most often in adults; - tumor usually presents as active stage 2 lesion, later becoming...
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Lipoma Wikipedia

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoma

A lipoma is a common, benign tumor composed of fatty tissue. Lipomas are soft to the touch, sometimes moveable, and are generally painless. They grow very slowly, and have not been found to become cancerous (malignant liposarcoma, however, also arises from fatty tissue). Many lipomas are small but can enlarge...
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Lipomas eMedicine

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2720.htm

Lipomas are the most common soft tissue tumor. These slow-growing, benign fatty tumors form lobulated soft masses enclosed by a thin fibrous capsule. Although it has been hypothesized that lipomas may rarely undergo sarcomatous change, this event has never been convincingly documented. It is more probable that lipomas are at...
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Ulnar neuropathy caused by a lipoma in Guyon s canal

Location: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/nmc/40/6/40_335/_article

A 74-year-old female presented with a 3-month history of compression neuropathy of the right ulnar nerve in Guyon's canal. Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography revealed the location of the mass lesion. Surgical exploration discovered a lipoma pressing against both the ulnar nerve and the ulnar artery. The mass was extirpated....
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