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Overview

Lipoma is a common disease. Patients of all age groups may develop it, however its more common occur in middle age, especially people from 40-60 years old.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • Approximately one percent of the general population has a lipoma.[1]

Age

  • These tumors can occur at any age, but are most common in middle age, often appearing in people from 40 to 60 years old.[2]
  • Cutaneous lipomas are rare in children, but these tumors can occur as part of the inherited disease Bannayan-Zonana syndrome.[3][4]

References

  1. Lipomas at eMedicine
  2. Salam GA (March 2002). "Lipoma excision". Am Fam Physician. 65 (5): 901–4. PMID 11898962.
  3. Buisson P, Leclair MD, Jacquemont S; et al. (September 2006). "Cutaneous lipoma in children: 5 cases with Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome". J. Pediatr. Surg. 41 (9): 1601–3. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.05.013. PMID 16952599.
  4. Gujrati M, Thomas C, Zelby A, Jensen E, Lee JM (August 1998). "Bannayan-Zonana syndrome: a rare autosomal dominant syndrome with multiple lipomas and hemangiomas: a case report and review of literature". Surg Neurol. 50 (2): 164–8. doi:10.1016/S0090-3019(98)00039-1. PMID 9701122.


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