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Deep Lipoma

MedGen UID:
272538
Concept ID:
C1333267
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Deep Fatty Neoplasm; Deep Fatty Tumor

Definition

A benign well-circumscribed tumor, composed of mature adipocytes, that arises within deep soft tissues. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pitcher ME, Karalis G, Howell J, Thomas JM
Br J Surg 1994 Aug;81(8):1140. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800810818. PMID: 7953341

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Huh JW, Kim MS, Choi KH, Park HJ, Jue MS
Dermatol Surg 2016 Feb;42(2):191-4. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000598. PMID: 26771683
Elbardouni A, Kharmaz M, Salah Berrada M, Mahfoud M, Elyaacoubi M
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2011 Apr;97(2):152-8. Epub 2011 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2010.09.019. PMID: 21354888
Serpell JW, Chen RY
ANZ J Surg 2007 Jul;77(7):524-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04042.x. PMID: 17610686

Diagnosis

Huh JW, Kim MS, Choi KH, Park HJ, Jue MS
Dermatol Surg 2016 Feb;42(2):191-4. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000598. PMID: 26771683
El Hyaoui H, Hassoun J, Garch A, Kassimi el H, El Fatimi A
Joint Bone Spine 2014 May;81(3):265. Epub 2014 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2014.01.016. PMID: 24561022
Elbardouni A, Kharmaz M, Salah Berrada M, Mahfoud M, Elyaacoubi M
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2011 Apr;97(2):152-8. Epub 2011 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2010.09.019. PMID: 21354888
Serpell JW, Chen RY
ANZ J Surg 2007 Jul;77(7):524-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04042.x. PMID: 17610686
Pitcher ME, Karalis G, Howell J, Thomas JM
Br J Surg 1994 Aug;81(8):1140. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800810818. PMID: 7953341

Prognosis

Elbardouni A, Kharmaz M, Salah Berrada M, Mahfoud M, Elyaacoubi M
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2011 Apr;97(2):152-8. Epub 2011 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2010.09.019. PMID: 21354888

Clinical prediction guides

Elbardouni A, Kharmaz M, Salah Berrada M, Mahfoud M, Elyaacoubi M
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2011 Apr;97(2):152-8. Epub 2011 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2010.09.019. PMID: 21354888

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