Lipomatosis
Lipomatosis | |
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Mediastinal lipomatosis | |
Specialty | Endocrinology |
Lipomatosis is believed to be an
Although this condition is benign, it can sometimes be very painful depending on location of the lipomas. Some patients who are concerned with cosmetics seek removal of individual lipomas. Removal can include simple excision, endoscopic removal, or liposuction.[1]
Other entities which are accompanied by multiple lipomas include
Etymology
"fatty tumor" (plural lipomata), 1830, medical Latin, from Greek lipos "fat" (n.), from PIE root *leip- "to stick, adhere," also used to form words for "fat," + -oma.
word-forming element expressing state or condition, in medical terminology denoting "a state of disease," from Latin -osis and directly from Greek -osis, formed from the aorist of verbs ending in -o. It corresponds to Latin -atio.
See also
- obese black men with hypertension.
- salivary glands.
- Dercums — A rare condition characterized by generalized obesity and painful fatty tumors in the adipose tissue.
References
- ^ a b Toy, Brian R. (May 1, 2003). "Familial multiple lipomatosis". Dermatology Online Journal. 9 (4) – via escholarship.org.
- PMID 7670494.
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- ^ http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?omim+151900 Lipomatosis, Familial Multiple Lipomatosis, FML
- ^ https://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2253/14/70 Multiple Epidural Steroid Injections and Epidural Lipomatosis