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MRI says intramuscular lipoma on the right thigh. Is surgery required?

padmakrishnaOct 22, 2016
The areas with edema and increased vascularity in the mass suggest Mitotic process. is it cancer? how serious is the problem?is surgery required?

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

Lipomas are benign fatty tumors that occur under the skin and less commonly within the muscle. They are associated with mild discomfort and a lump underneath the skin. It is always best to talk to an expert plastic surgeon to determine whether the lipoma is possibly a cyst or a tumor or hernia....

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

Lipomas are benign fatty tumors that occur under the skin and less commonly within the muscle. They are associated with mild discomfort and a lump underneath the skin. It is always best to talk to an expert plastic surgeon to determine whether the lipoma is possibly a cyst or a tumor or hernia....

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Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS (retired)

It's hard to say for sure but this often depends on how large the lipoma was, and how long it was there.  Your surgeon will be able to give you a better answer since he or she knows what size it was.  That being said, the way it appears at 11 days is not necessarily how it will appear finally, i...

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