10 Questions
Which of the following is a variant of lipoma characterized by the presence of well-marked fibrous tissue?
Fibro-lipoma
What is the common location for angiolipoma, a variant of lipoma?
Parotid region
What is the distinguishing feature of true (pure) lipoma compared to false lipomatosis?
Compressibility
Which type of lipoma is usually not vascular?
Pure lipoma
Which condition is characterized by the aggregation of fatty tissue in certain areas of the body?
Dercum's disease
Which one of the following is a characteristic feature of lipoma?
It can be easily removed during surgery
Which condition is characterized by the presence of painful multiple false lipomas (fatty deposits) in the thigh of obese fatty females near the menopause?
Dercum's disease
Which one of the following is a variant of lipoma characterized by the presence of well-marked fibrous tissue?
Fibro-lipoma
Which one of the following is a variant of lipoma that is usually not vascular?
Pure lipoma
Which one of the following conditions is characterized by the aggregation of fatty tissue in certain areas of the body, such as in Cushing's syndrome, cretinism, and alcoholism?
False lipomatosis
Test your knowledge on lipoma, a common benign tumor of adult fat cells. Learn about its pathology, including the well-formed capsule and strands of fibrous tissue that divide the tumor into lobules. Explore the different variants of lipoma, including pure lipoma and those with well-marked stromal (fibrous) tissue.
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