hibernoma

hibernoma /hi·ber·no·ma/ (-no´mah) a rare, benign, soft tissue tumor arising from vestiges of brown fat resembling that in certain hibernating animal species; it is a small, lobulated, nontender lesion usually occurring on the mediastinum or intrascapular region.

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hi·ber·no·ma (hbr-nm)

n. pl. hi·ber·no·mas or hi·ber·no·ma·ta (-m-t)

A rare type of benign tumor in humans, consisting of brown fat that resembles the fat in certain hibernating animals.

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hibernoma

[hī′bərnō′mə] pl. hibernomas, hibernomata

Etymology: L, hibernus, winter; Gk, oma, tumor

a benign tumor, usually on the hips or the back, composed of fat cells that are partly or entirely of fetal origin. Also called fat cell lipoma, fetal lipoma.

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hibernoma

a rare benign subcutaneous tumor made up of large foamy polyhedral cells distended with multiple lipoid-filled vacuoles. A fetal fat cell lipoma.