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Angiolipoma information Diseases Database

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Description: Angiolipoma: Definition(s) via UMLS..... "A benign neoplasm composed of a mixture of adipose tissue and blood vessels. (Dorland, 27th ed)" "A lipoma with prominent vascularity. The vascular tissue is more abundant at the periphery of the tumor and contains fibrin thrombi. It occurs more frequently in younger individuals as a painful subcutaneous nodule, often on the arms." Source: National Cancer Institute Thesaurus, 2006_03D

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