angiolipoma /an·gio·li·po·ma/ (-lĭ-po´mah) an often painful lipoma containing clusters of thin-walled proliferating blood vessels.
angiolipoma
an·gi·o·li·po·ma ( n j - -l -p m , -l -)n. A benign tumor composed chiefly of fat cells and containing an unusually large number of vascular channels. |
angiolipoma
[an′jē·ōlipō′mə] pl. angiolipomas, angiolipomata
Etymology: Gk, angeion + lipos, fat, oma
a benign neoplasm containing blood vessels and tissue. Also called lipoma cavernosum, telangiectatic lipoma.
angiolipoma
angioma containing fatty tissue.
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