Lipoma

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Key articles

Primary Care Dermatology Society. Lipoma. Nov 2021 [internet publication].Full text

Noebauer-Huhmann IM, Weber MA, Lalam RK, et al. Soft tissue tumors in adults: ESSR-approved guidelines for diagnostic imaging. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2015 Dec;19(5):475-82. Abstract

Reference articles

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