Which statement about lipoma is true?

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Which statement about lipoma is true?

Lipoma is a benign tumor composed of mature adipose (fat) tissue. That makes the statement describing it as a fatty tumor true. Lipomas arise from fat cells and are typically well circumscribed, often encapsulated, and grow slowly. They are not malignant, not vascular in origin, and do not contain bone tissue. In short, their defining feature is that they are fatty tumors composed of fat cells.

Lipoma is a benign tumor composed of mature adipose (fat) tissue. That makes the statement describing it as a fatty tumor true. Lipomas arise from fat cells and are typically well circumscribed, often encapsulated, and grow slowly. They are not malignant, not vascular in origin, and do not contain bone tissue. In short, their defining feature is that they are fatty tumors composed of fat cells.

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