Lipoma causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]

Overview

There is no established cause for lipoma. However, trauma and some genetic abnormalities have been associated with its development.

Causes

There is no established cause for lipoma. However, trauma and some genetic abnormalities have been associated with its development.^[1]^[2]
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References

↑ Aust MC, Spies M, Kall S, Jokuszies A, Gohritz A, Vogt P (2007). “Posttraumatic lipoma: fact or fiction?”. Skinmed. 6 (6): 266–70. PMID 17975353.
↑ Miettinen, Markku (2010). Modern soft tissue pathology : tumors and non-neoplastic conditions. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521874090.

Overview