Abstract
Lipoma is a benign tumor originating from adipocytes. It can develop in the subcutaneous tissue (superficial lipoma) or underneath the muscular fascia (deep lipoma, also known as intramuscular lipoma).
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Mocellin, S. (2021). Lipoma. In: Soft Tissue Tumors . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58710-9_152
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