Lipomas are the most common soft-tissue tumor. These slow-growing benign fatty tumors form soft, lobulated masses enclosed by a thin, fibrous capsule.
While the exact etiology of lipomas remains uncertain
Lipomas occur in 1% of the population. Most of these are small subcutaneous tumors that are removed for cosmetic reasons.
Lipomas most often asymptomatic. they arise from fatty tissue between the skin and deep fascia, soft, fluctuant feel, lobulation, and free mobility of overlying skin.
Treatment
Lipomas are removed with minor surgery under local anestesia for the following reasons:
- Cosmetic reasons
- To evaluate their histology
- When they cause symptoms
- When they grow and become larger than 5 cm
Obtain biopsies patology examination of large lipomas or of those tethered to fascia to rule out a liposarcoma (malignancy)
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