Lipoma Removal: Q&A
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Can Lipoma Re-occur After Surgical Removal?
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ladogbangba
in Nigeria, West Africa
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Lipomas recurrence
Lipomas can reappear after surgical excision. There may have been some remnants of the fat cells inn the first surgery site. The recurrences are usually smaller in sixze , compared to the original growth's size.
Re-excision is the usual approach.
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Lipomas can recur
Recurrence, or persistence. of a lipoma can be the result of incomplete removal. This would be more common if the removal was done with liposuction rather than open removal.
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Lipoma recurrence
Yes. Lipomas can recur after surgical removal. However, it is also possible that an addtional lipoma developed close the original resection. Multiple lipomas are quire common.
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Lipoma may re-occur after surgical removal
Any tumor (benign but especially malignant) can recur after removal. Assuming your lipoma is a benign tumor (based on a pathologist's examination of the specimen), the most common cause for recurrence is an incomplete removal the first time around. For this reason, while liposuction of a (benign) lipoma can be done, it is associated with a much higher rate of recurrence.
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Lipomas are benign tumors composed of fat.
If the entire lipoma has not been excised, it certainly can recur. To reassure you, this does not mean it is malignant . However, the original slides should be reviewed ( there is a variety of liposarcoma, well differentiated liposarcoma, which can look awfully benign) and the lipoma should again be excised, perhaps with a little wider margin.
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Lipoma Removal and Recurrence
Lipomas are benign tumors of adipocytes and can recur if incompletely excised. Patients will note a progressively enlarging mass along the area of the previous incision.
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