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A lipoma is a benign tumor made of fat tissue. [1] They are generally soft to the touch, movable, and painless. [ 1 ] They usually occur just under the skin, but occasionally may be deeper. [ 1 ]
For example, a lipoma is a common benign tumor of fat cells , and a chondroma is a benign tumor of cartilage-forming cells (chondrocytes). Adenomas are benign tumors of gland-forming cells, and are usually specified further by their cell or organ of origin, as in hepatic adenoma (a benign tumor of hepatocytes , or liver cells).
Since ultrasonography is usually unable to distinguish a liposarcoma from a benign lipoma, MRI is the initial imaging of choice to provide evidence relative to making this distinction. [67] In myxoid liposarcoma, it shows low signal intensity mass with high signal intensity foci on T1-weighted MRI images.
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Gastroenteritis, often called the “stomach flu,” is an infection in your stomach and intestines. It causes symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and cramps, notes Dr. Boxer.
Mediastinal lipomatosis. Lipomatosis is believed to be an autosomal dominant condition in which multiple lipomas are present on the body. Many discrete, encapsulated lipomas form on the trunk and extremities, with relatively few on the head and shoulders. [1]
“Visceral fat lies behind your abdominal muscles, and wraps around organs like the stomach, liver and intestines,” says Lainey Younkin, M.S., RD. “Too much visceral fat has been linked to ...
The arm of a patient with familial multiple lipomatosis. Familial multiple lipomatosis is a hereditary adipose tissue disorder that is characterized by the formation of multiple lipomas that occur in a particular distribution. [1]