"Lipoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A benign tumor composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It can be surrounded by a thin layer of connective tissue (encapsulated), or diffuse without the capsule.
| Descriptor ID |
D008067
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.550.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Lipoma- Lipoma
- Lipomas
- Lipomata
- Lipomatas
- Fatty Tumor
- Fatty Tumors
- Tumor, Fatty
- Tumors, Fatty
Lipoma, Pleomorphic- Lipoma, Pleomorphic
- Lipomas, Pleomorphic
- Pleomorphic Lipoma
- Pleomorphic Lipomas
- Atypical Lipoma
- Atypical Lipomas
- Lipoma, Atypical
- Lipomas, Atypical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lipoma" by people in Profiles.
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MRI of atypical lipomatous tumor: does contrast help? A multicenter study. Skeletal Radiol. 2025 Dec; 54(12):2681-2693.
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The Natural History of Pediatric Cerebellopontine Angle Lipomas. Otol Neurotol. 2025 Apr 01; 46(4):e130-e134.
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Intramuscular lipoma of the scapular region. Dermatol Online J. 2021 Jul 15; 27(7).
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Qualitative evaluation of MRI features of lipoma and atypical lipomatous tumor: results from a multicenter study. Skeletal Radiol. 2020 Jun; 49(6):1005-1014.
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Interhemispheric Lipoma, Callosal Anomaly, and Malformations of Cortical Development: A Case Series. Neuropediatrics. 2016 Apr; 47(2):115-8.
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Prenatal diagnosis of CLOVES syndrome confirmed by detection of a mosaic PIK3CA mutation in cultured amniocytes. Am J Med Genet A. 2014 Oct; 164A(10):2633-7.
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Lipofibromatosis: an institutional and literature review of an uncommon entity. Pediatr Dermatol. 2014 May-Jun; 31(3):298-304.
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Clinical delineation and natural history of the PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum. Am J Med Genet A. 2014 Jul; 164A(7):1713-33.
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The General Surgeon's quandary: atypical lipomatous tumor vs lipoma, who needs a surgical oncologist? J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Nov; 217(5):881-8.
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Pleomorphic fibroma and dermal atypical lipomatous tumor: are they related? J Cutan Pathol. 2013 Apr; 40(4):379-84.