Lipoma vs liposarcoma

Richard P. Rand, MD answers: Can Lipoma Turn into Cancer?

Can Lipoma Turn into Cancer?

I want to know if lipoma can turn into cancer because I have just got it on my back and right arm. I do not know what to do.

 
alpheus dore in Bermuda
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9 months ago
By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

It is not that a lipoma becomes a liposarcoma but that without excising them and examining them under a microscope, you can't tell which is which. 99+% are benign lipomas but it would be wise to have them removed formally, not with liposuction since liposuction destroys the architecture and prevents their identification as benign or not.

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