{"id":65400,"date":"2020-12-10T10:15:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T10:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=65400"},"modified":"2023-08-10T07:33:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T07:33:17","slug":"lipoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/lipoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Lipoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Any tumor composed principally of fat.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A benign tumour formed of fatty tissue.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An adipose tissue tumor; a nonmalignant neoplasm composed of mature fat cells.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Benign tumor consisting of fat cells; also called adipose tumor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A benign tumor that develops from fatty tissue. Most lipomas occur on the thigh, trunk, or shoulder, although they can develop in any fatty tissues. They commonly appear as slow-growing soft swellings and usually require no treatment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A common benign tumor composed of well-differentiated fat cells. It is doubtful whether malignant change ever occurs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A tumour mainly composed of fat. Such tumours arise in almost any part of the body, developing in fibrous tissue particularly in that beneath the skin. They are benign in nature, and seldom cause any trouble beyond that connected with their size and position. If large, they can be excised.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A benign fatty tumor. They often appear in crops on the arms or trunk but are not metastatic.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An often encountered benign growth originating from fatty tissue, lipomas are gradual in their development and manifest as soft lumps that can emerge on various body locations. 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