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What is the difference between Lipoma and liposarcoma?

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My name is sharareh Just recently i found there is a big 260 mm x 48 mm tumor in back of my leg , its not painful , I have MRI they told me its mainly fatty but there is something inside maybe is Liposarcoma , Now I am so afraid that what is that ? why i haven't any pain ? they ask to doing Biopsy , so please if anybody knows what is different between lipoma and lipsarcoma , is that mean one is cancer and other one not ?

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