Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Lipoma
Fatty lump
HP:0012032
What it means
Benign neoplasia derived from lipoblasts or lipocytes of white or brown fat. May be angiomatous or hibernomatous.
Rare diseases that can present with this15
Common30–79%
3Sometimes5–29%
5The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Noncancerous fatty lump
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