RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58093442
T1 Lipoma
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58093442
RD 2024/04/19
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