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Lipoma Information Diseases Database
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Description: 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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Added: Sun Mar 25 2007