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Lipoma causes
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There is no established cause for lipoma. However, trauma and some genetic abnormalities have been associated with its development.
Causes
Causes
- There is no established cause for lipoma. However, trauma and some genetic abnormalities have been associated with its development.[1][2]
- For more information on lipoma causes click here.
References
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.
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