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lipoblastoma

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lipoblastoma /lipo·blas·to·ma/ (lip″o-blas-to´mah) a benign fatty tumor composed of a mixture of embryonic lipoblastic cells in a myxoid stroma and mature fat cells, with the cells arranged in lobules.
lip·o·blas·to·ma (lp-bl-stm)
n.
1. See liposarcoma.
2. A tumor, usually occurring in infants, composed of embryonal fat cells separated into distinct lobules.


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Lipoblastoma is a rare benign tumor that occurs primarily in children younger than 3 years of age.
First report of a lipoblastoma of the parapharyngeal space. (Original ... by Deschler, Daniel G. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
[3] According to Fugemann, the benign lipomatous tumors of this region can be further subclassified as solitary or multiple classic lipomas; infiltrating or intramuscular lipomas; hibernomas; lipoblastomas (socalled fetal lipomas); and diffuse lipomas in children.
Spindle cell lipoma of the parapharyngeal space: First report of a ... by Plinkert, Peter Karl / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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