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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2] Shanshan Cen, M.D. [3]

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## Differentiating Lipoma from other Diseases

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## Epidemiology and Demographics

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* Lipoma Excision by Gohar A. Salam, in American Family Physician. March 1, 2002.

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Soft tissue tumors and sarcomas (ICD-O 8800-9349)

Not otherwise specified (8800-8809)|

Soft tissue sarcoma \- Desmoplastic small round cell tumor

Fibromatous (8810-8839)|

Fibroma/fibrosarcoma \- Malignant fibrous histiocytoma \- Dermatofibroma/dermatofibrosarcoma \- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Myxomatous (8840-8849)|

Myxoma \- Ossifying fibromyxoid tumour

Lipomatous (8850-8889)|

Lipoma/liposarcoma (Angiomyolipoma)

Myomatous (8890-8929)|

Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma \- Myoma \- Rhabdomyoma/rhabdomyosarcoma \- Sarcoma botryoides

Complex Mixed And Stromal (8930-8999)|

Adenomyoma \- Pleomorphic adenoma \- Mixed Mullerian tumor \- Mesoblastic nephroma \- Wilms' tumor \- Rhabdoid tumour \- Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney \- Hepatoblastoma \- Carcinosarcoma

Fibroepithelial (9000-9039)|

Brenner tumour \- Fibroadenoma \- Phyllodes tumor

Synovial-like (9040-9049)|

Synovial sarcoma \- Clear cell sarcoma, NOS

Mesothelial (9050-9059)|

Mesothelioma \- Adenomatoid tumor

Germ cell tumors (9060-9119)|

germinomatous germ cell tumors: Dysgerminoma \- Germinoma \- Seminoma
nongerminomatous germ cell tumors: Embryonal carcinoma \- Endodermal sinus tumor / Yolk sac tumor \- Teratoma/Fetus in fetu / Dermoid cyst/Struma ovarii \- Gestational trophoblastic disease (Hydatidiform mole) - Choriocarcinoma \- Polyembryoma \- Gonadoblastoma

Vascular (9120-9179)|

blood vessels: Hemangioma/hemangiosarcoma \- Angioma/angiosarcoma \- Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome \- Hemangioendothelioma \- Kaposi's sarcoma \- Hemangiopericytoma
lymphatic vessels: Lymphangioma/lymphangiosarcoma \- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Osseous and
chondromatous (9180-9349)|

Osteoma/osteosarcoma \- Osteochondroma \- Chondroma/enchondroma/chondrosarcoma \- Chondroblastoma \- Giant cell tumor of bone \- Ewing's sarcoma \- Chordoma

teeth/odontogenic: (Cementoblastoma, Cementoma, Odontoma, Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor, Ameloblastoma)

Adamantinoma

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