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Q: What is a tumor called that is in fatty tissue?
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What is a benign fatty and yellowish nodule?

A benign fatty yellowish nodule is called a tumor.


What is a tumor called if it can invade and destroy the surrounding healthy tissue?

metastasis tumor


How to treat a fatty tumor?

There Is no treatment for a fatty tumor other than removal.


What is A new tissue growth or tumor is called?

neoplasm


What is the medical term meaning fatty tumor?

The technical name for a fatty tumor is a lipoma. This is a benign tumor of fatty tissues. The most common type is a superficial subcutaneous lipoma which is just below the surface of the skin and usually are on the thighs or forearms, but can be found anywhere fat is located.Adipose tissue, adipose tumour or lipoma.lipoma


What is a malignant tumor that is developed from epithelial tissue called?

A carcinoma is a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue.


What is the medical term meaning Malignant tumor of connective or supportive tissue?

Sarcoma (for examp. Langerhern Cell Sarcoma, Sarcoma of Ewing). addition! Reticulosarcoma (means sarcoma of the reticulocyte cells) A malignant tumor of connective tissue is called Sarcoma. There are three different subcategories: Hard Tissue Sarcomas (can occur in bone or cartilage), Soft Tissue Sarcomas (can occur in muscles, tendons, or lymphatic vessels) , and Liquid Tissue Sarcomas (can occur in blood and lymph)


What is a tumor called if it can invade and destroy surronding healthy tissue?

Malignant


Is a tumor located within the joint called an atheroma?

No, an atheromais a fatty plaque on the wall of an artery.


What is loose connective tissue that is full of fat cells is called?

Pretty sure it's called Adipose tissue (fatty composition)


Is a malignant tumor that occur in epithelial tissue?

A carcinoma is a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue.


In a typical neuron sheaths of fatty tissue are called?

In a typical neuron, sheaths of fatty tissue are called the Myelin sheath. The myelin sheath surrounds parts of the axon of a nerve cell which speeds up neurotransmitters.