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Lipoma vs Liposarcoma - What's the difference?

lipoma | liposarcoma |

As nouns the difference between lipoma and liposarcoma

is that lipoma is a nonmalignant tumor comprising fat cells while liposarcoma is any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.

lipoma

English

(wikipedia lipoma)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) A nonmalignant tumor comprising fat cells.

    • Derived terms

    * lipomatous

    liposarcoma

    English

    (wikipedia liposarcoma)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue
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