TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Lipoma A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Lipomas are slow growing, benign adipose tumors, most often found in the subcutaneous tissues• Lipomas also occur in the deeper tissues such as the intramuscular septa, thoracic cavity, abdominal organs, and the GI tract• Histologically, lipomas are composed of mature adipocytes arranged in lobules, surrounded by a fibrous capsule• Infiltrating lipomas are non-encapsulated benign lesions with extensions into muscle• Variants of lipomas include angiolipoma, pleomorphic lipoma, spindle cell lipoma, and adenolipoma SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58093442 ER -