Definition of Lipoma. Meaning of Lipoma. Synonyms of Lipoma

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Definition of Lipoma

Lipoma
Lipoma Li*po"ma (l[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr. li`pos fat + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor consisting of fat or adipose tissue. -- Li*pom"a*tous (-p[o^]m"[.a]*t[u^]s), a.

Meaning of Lipoma from wikipedia

- A lipoma is a benign tumor made of fat tissue. They are generally soft to the touch, movable, and painless. They usually occur just under the skin, but...
- Pleomorphic lipomas, like spindle-cell lipomas, occur for the most part on the backs and necks of elderly men, and are characterized by floret giant cells...
- Chondroid lipomas are deep-seated, firm, yellow tumors that characteristically occur on the legs of women. They exhibit a characteristic genetic translocation...
- into adipocytic/lipoma-like, sclerosing, and inflammatory variants with adipocyte/lipoma-like being the most common. Adipocytic/lipoma-like ALT/WDL tumors...
- Spindle cell lipoma is an asymptomatic, slow-growing subcutaneous tumor that has a predilection for the posterior back, neck, and shoulders of older men...
- is characterized by the formation of multiple lipomas that occur in a particular distribution. The lipomas are well-encapsulated, slow-growing, benign fatty...
- people will have a lipoma within their lifetime. The cause of lipomas is not well defined. Genetic or inherited causes of lipomas play a role in around...
- around 3 to 6 babies out of 100,000 births. It is an example of a spinal lipoma, which is a collection of adipose tissue, or fat, that is located at or...
- include:[citation needed] Benign lipoblastomatosis, a tumor, also known as an embryonic lipoma, which usually occurs in children under three years old. This is the tumor...
- true liposarcoma. This lesion has been called a fetal lipoma, lipoma of embryonic fat or a lipoma of immature fat. Complete surgical excision is the treatment...