Category: L
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Lipomyoma
A myoma containing fatty tissue.
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Lipomeria
In a deformed fetus, the congenital absence of a limb.
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Lipomeningocele
A meningocele associated with lobules of fat tissue.
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Lipoma telangiectodes
A rare form of lipoma containing a large number of blood vessels.
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Lipoma durum
A lipoma with marked hypertrophy of the fibrous stroma and capsule.
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Lipoma arborescens
An abnormal treelike accumulation of fatty tissue in a joint.
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Lipolipoidosis
Infiltration of fats and lipoids into a tissue.
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Lipohyalinosis
Degenerative changes in small blood vessels, marked by the accumulation of a glassy- or waxy-appearing lipid within the vessel wall. This type of vascular degeneration occurs in hypertension and atherosclerosis, and predisposes patients to small infarcts, especially in penetrating arteries of the brain.
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Lipogranuloma
Inflammation of fatty tissue with granulation and development of oily cysts.
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Lipofuscinosis
Abnormal deposition of lipofuscin in tissues.