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Epidemiology: | Epidemiology: | ||
*Young adults. | *Young adults - disappears with age.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Zoico E, Rubele S, De Caro A, Nori N, Mazzali G, Fantin F, Rossi A, Zamboni M |title=Brown and Beige Adipose Tissue and Aging |journal=Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) |volume=10 |issue= |pages=368 |date=2019 |pmid=31281288 |pmc=6595248 |doi=10.3389/fendo.2019.00368 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
*Well-circumscribed. | *Well-circumscribed. | ||
*Lobulated and light-brown on sectioning. | *Lobulated and light-brown on sectioning. | ||
Locations: | |||
*cervical-supraclavicular region | |||
*periaortic - both thorax and the abdomen. | |||
*Perirenal fat | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== |
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