Lipoma- The Universal Tumour
Lipoma is a benign tumour arising from adipose tissue.
It is also called Universal Tumour as it can occur anywhere in the body where there is fat or adipose tissue.
Multiple Lipomas are called Dercum’s Disease
Complications of Lipoma
Pressure effects
Myxomatous Degeneration
Saponification
Calcification
Malignant Transformation
Malignant Transformation is more with:-
1.Retro peritoneal Lipoma
2. Gluteal Lipoma
10 Planes in which Lipoma can occur
Subcutaneous
Subfascial
Submucosal
Subsynovial
Inter Muscular
Intra Muscular
Intra Glandular
Intra Articular
Periosteal
Extra Dural
An organ in which a lipoma cannot occur is- Brain
