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Why Did Lipoma Grow Back After Removal?
asked 2 years ago by arnie in essex
Latest answer by Michael A. Jazayeri, MD
Question viewed 679 times
Tags: growth, revision
I have a lipoma removed from my back by surgery and now its grown back - WHY?
2 answers to Why Did Lipoma Grow Back After Removal?
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Lipoma returned after removal
I agree with Dr. Aldea. Either the lipoma was incompletely removed, or it was not a lipoma and something more serious.
Are you sure it was a lipoma? A lipoma grossly looks like a lipoma and your surgeon would have suspected otherwise. However, if it was sent to pathology, review the report and make sure the final diagnosis was a lipoma.
Michael A. Jazayeri, MD
Santa Ana Plastic Surgeon
Santa Ana Plastic Surgeon
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Lipoma re-growth
The most common reason for a re-growth of a Lipoma is a possible incomplete removal of the original Lipoma leaving elements behind. A second and much more rare reason is that it was NOT a Lipoma after all but a low grade cancer masquerading as a Lipoma. The re-growth needs to be removed with wider margins this time and the pathology slides need to be compared by a good pathologist to make sure to get to the bottom of why this happened.
