| Hibernoma | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
 Micrograph of an hibernoma. H&E stain. |
A hibernoma (also known as a "Fetal lipoma,"[1] "Lipoma of embryonic fat,"[1] and "Lipoma of immature adipose tissue"[1]) is a benign tumour of brown fat, i.e. adipose tissue (fat), and thus a type of lipoma.[1]
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Histology
It is composed of finely vacuolated fat cells, with a central nucleus and eosinophilic cytoplasm.[2]
Treatment
Surgical excision.
Additional images
 Hibernoma (intermediate magnification). |
 Hibernoma (low magnification). |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1839-40. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.
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