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Introduction: Lipoma
Lipoma: Tumor of fat cells usually just under the skin. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Lipoma is available below.
Symptoms of Lipoma
- Skin lump
- Soft painless lump
- Lump under the skin
- Arm lump
- Thigh lump
See full list of 12 symptoms of Lipoma
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Medical Textbooks Online about Lipoma
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Lipoma?
- Misdiagnosis of Lipoma
- Underlying causes of Lipoma (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
Misdiagnosis and Lipoma
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Causes of Lipoma
Read more about causes of Lipoma.
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Treatments for Lipoma
- Watchful waiting - many lipomas are harmless and need no treatment
- Surgical removal
- None
- Surgical excision
Read more about treatments for Lipoma
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Patient Surveys for Lipoma
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Prognosis for Lipoma
Prognosis for Lipoma: Usually benign and harmless
More about prognosis of Lipoma
Stories from Users Related to Lipoma
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Definitions of Lipoma:
A benign, encapsulated lipomatous tumor composed of mature adipose (fatty) tissue. -- 2003 - (Source - Diseases Database)
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- Misdiagnosis of Lipoma
- Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Lipoma
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