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A lipoma is a benign tumor made of fat tissue. [1] They are generally soft to the touch, movable, and painless. [1] They usually occur just under the skin, but occasionally may be deeper. [1] Most are less than 5 cm (2.0 in) in size. [2] Common locations include upper back, shoulders, and abdomen. [4] It is possible to have several lipomas. [3]
Spindle cell lipoma is most frequently located in the upper back, shoulder, or posterior neck subcutaneous layer. [3] Nonetheless, reports of it occurring in the mediastinum, hypopharynx, larynx, anterior neck, suprasellar region, esophagus, nasal vestibule, tongue, floor of mouth, vallecula, parotid gland, and breast have been made. [4]
Lipoma ultrasound 110322120428 1206550 Familial multiple lipomatosis is usually diagnosed through a physical exam via palpation, medical history and imaging studies such as ultrasound , CT scan , or magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ).
Most cases of pleomorphic lipoma are seen in the subcutaneous tissue of the back, shoulder, and posterior neck. [2] Less commonly, it can also happen in odd places like the tongue, [3] vulva, [4] palm, [5] tonsillar fossa, [6] orbit, [7] and oral cavity. [8] The lesion usually presents as a subcutaneous lump that is circumscribed, like the ...
Dercum's disease is a rare condition characterized by multiple painful fatty tumors, called lipomas, that can grow anywhere in subcutaneous fat across the body. [1] Sometimes referred as adiposis dolorosa in medical literature, Dercum’s disease is more of a syndrome than a disease (because it has several clinically recognizable features, signs, and symptoms that are characteristic of it and ...
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The most common way to diagnose a lipomyelomeningioma is through ultrasound. [1] [9] It is possible to be able to see a neural tube defect as early as 18 to 20 weeks into pregnancy. If this is not found during pregnancy, the definitive way to diagnose a lipomyelomeningioma or any other spinal lipoma is through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Type I (Madelung's collar/horse collar): neck, upper back, shoulder girdle, and upper arms. Type II (pseudoathletic type): shoulder girdle, deltoid region, upper arms, and thorax. Type III (gynecoid type): lower body, especially the thighs and medial side of the knees. Type IV (abdominal type): abdomen.