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Do Lipomas Contain Blood Vessels? (photo)

HelogirlJul 27, 2012
My husband has a lump on his upper right back. He had an MRI and the report noted that it could be a lipoma but that it has blood vessels in it so a malignant tumor can't be excluded. He is going to have it removed and have a biopsy. Can benign lipomas contain blood vessels?

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

Lipomas around the torso and abdomen can be surgically removed as an outpatient procedure.  I would recommend that patients return to normal work duties within a few days of the procedure. Raffy Karamanoukian Surgery90210

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Not necessarily.  Traditionally, forehead lipomas have been removed via a horizontal incision placed directly over the lipoma.  Meticulous closure results in a hopefully inconspicuous scar.  The size must usually be about the diameter of the lipoma.  I see patients from all over the world w...

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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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