TUMOES 95 



How do you treat a tyloma ? 

 By excision. 



FATTY TUMOR, OR LIPOMA. 



What is a lipoma f 



It is a benign tumor composed of cells filled with fat 

 imbedded in a connective tissue stroma. 



What forms of lipoma occv/r ? 

 The hard and the soft one. 



What is the difference between these ? 



The hard lipoma is composed of an excess of fibrous 

 tissue, "while in the soft variety adipose tissue preponderates. 



H.OW do lipomata occur ? 



Solitary, occasionally mutiple, with a wide basis and 

 pedunculated, as pure lipoma or mixed with other tissues 

 (lipomyxoma, lipofibroma). 



Are lipom,ata common in animals ? 



They are not, but occur as often in a fat as in a lean 

 animal. They seem to be met with most frequently in the 

 dog, next in the horse, finally ox. As a rule, they are of 

 limited clinical importance. 



Describe a lipoma. 



Depending on the amount of fatty tissue present, the 

 consistency varies. As a rule, they are soft ; when tapped 

 with the finger a peculiar tremor or pseudo fluctuation is felt. 

 They are of variable size, circumscribed, round or oval ; as a 

 rule painless, grow slowly and are mobile. 



What secondary degenerative changes are seen in lipomata ? 

 Calcification and ulceration (due to traumatism). 



