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lipoma

by marjay, Dec 18, 2005 12:00AM
What is a lipoma and can it be an early cancer?

by CCF-RN,MSN-JS, Dec 19, 2005 12:00AM
Dear marjay, A lipoma is a benign (non-cancerous) tumor of fatty tissue.  A lipoma has no potential for developing into cancer.
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