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Descriptor English: Lipomatosis
Descriptor Spanish: Lipomatosis
Descriptor lipomatosis
Scope note: Trastorno que se caracteriza por acumulación de grasa con localización anormal o en forma de tumor en los tejidos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lipomatose
Descriptor French: Lipomatose
Entry term(s): Lipomatoses
Tree number(s): C17.800.463
C18.452.584.718
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008068
Scope note: A disorder characterized by the accumulation of encapsulated or unencapsulated tumor-like fatty tissue resembling LIPOMA.
Annotation: not neoplastic, for neoplastic see LIPOMA; coordinate with precoordinated organ/disease term if relevant; note specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 8243
Unique ID: D008068
NLM Classification: WD 214
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/03/04
Lipomatosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0012573
Scope note A disorder characterized by the accumulation of encapsulated or unencapsulated tumor-like fatty tissue resembling LIPOMA.
Preferred term Lipomatosis
Entry term(s) Lipomatoses



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