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Breast lipoma

MedGen UID:
138103
•Concept ID:
C0349565
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Breast Lipoma; breast lipoma; Lipoma of breast; Lipoma of Breast; lipoma of breast; Lipoma of the Breast; lipoma of the breast
SNOMED CT: Lipoma of breast (276891009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000970

Definition

A benign, mesenchymal neoplasm that arises from the breast. It is surrounded by a thin capsule and composed of mature adipose tissue cells. Atypia is absent. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBreast lipoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Gynecomastia and Male Benign Diseases.
Karamchandani MM, De La Cruz Ku G, Sokol BL, Chatterjee A, Homsy C
Surg Clin North Am 2022 Dec;102(6):989-1005. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.06.003. PMID: 36335933
EAA clinical practice guidelines-gynecomastia evaluation and management.
Kanakis GA, Nordkap L, Bang AK, Calogero AE, Bártfai G, Corona G, Forti G, Toppari J, Goulis DG, Jørgensen N
Andrology 2019 Nov;7(6):778-793. Epub 2019 May 16 doi: 10.1111/andr.12636. PMID: 31099174
Differential Diagnosis of Benign Spindle Cell Lesions.
Magro G
Surg Pathol Clin 2018 Mar;11(1):91-121. Epub 2017 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2017.09.005. PMID: 29413661

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Gigantomastia due to retromammary lipoma: An aesthetic management.
Gupta S, Chattopadhyay D, Gupta S, Agarwal A, Guha G
Breast Dis 2017;37(1):33-37. doi: 10.3233/BD-160265. PMID: 28598828
Use of the oncoplastic reduction pattern technique following removal of a giant breast lipoma.
Grossman J, Menes T, Lahat G, Gur E, Weiss J, Barnea Y
Ann Plast Surg 2011 Aug;67(2):106-8. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181f3e3cc. PMID: 21407068

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