Type-selective muscular degeneration promotes infiltrative growth of intramuscular lipoma
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Type-selective muscular degeneration promotes infiltrative growth of intramuscular lipoma
BACKGROUND Intramuscular lipoma is a relatively common benign neoplasm that is occasionally described as an infiltrating lipoma. Typical benign tumors show a clear margin, however, the infiltrative growth pattern of this lipoma mimics that of a malignant tumor. Although its growth has an effect on muscle bundles and it is known to never metastasize, the mechanism of infiltrative growth is not w...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-5-20