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lipomatous

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li·po·ma·tous (l-pm-ts)
adj.
Relating to, manifesting the features of, or characterized by the presence of a lipoma.
lipomatous
[lipō′mətəs]
Etymology: Gk, lipos, fat, oma, tumor
pertaining to or resembling a benign tumor made up of mature fat cells.
lipomatous [lĭ-po´mah-tus]
affected with or of the nature of lipoma.
lipomatous
affected with, or of the nature of, lipoma.
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MRI is considered to be the imaging procedure of choice, (1,8,9) allowing an assessment of the extent of lipomatosis and allowing (as CT does also) an identification of the lipomatous tissue.
Idiopathic epidural lipomatosis by Shaheen, Feroze; Singh, Manjeet; Gojwari, Tariq; Banday, Hamid; Farooq, Mohd; Maqbool, Mohammad / Applied Radiology
Magnetic resonance imaging is the most specific imaging entity for the detection of lipomatous components; however, because hepatic AML can have such variation in the amount of adipose tissue present, detection varies based on the percentage of the lesion that is composed of adipose tissue.
Hepatic Angiomyolipoma by Amber A Petrolla and Wei Xin / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Pathologic examination of the specimen revealed the typical pattern of lipomatous hypertrophy with large accumulation of adipose tissue (Fig.
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