Steatoma
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Steatoma is an old medical term used to denote fatty tumors, specifically corresponding to what is now known as a fibrous lipoma. According to historical pathology, it features an abundant development of fibrous connective tissue within the lipoma.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
STEATOMA (steatoma), an old term used to designate fatty tumors instead of the generally accepted name lipoma. Under the name steatoma (Müller), one understood properly a lipoma with an abundant development of fibrous connective tissue (lipoma fibrosum). The latter appears either in the form of thickened septa between individual fat lobules or forms significant foci, sometimes occupying a large part of the tumor. The proliferation of fibrous tissue in lipomas leads, as some believe, to the disappearance of fat, which, however, is denied by others (Ribbert).
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“Steatoma.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/steatoma/