A 33-year-old man presents to a surgical clinic in Saudi Arabia, following referral from another facility due to concerns about a painless swelling in his upper right thigh. He explains that he ...

The lesion is most likely an intracranial lipoma (benign congenital malformation). The common locations of intracranial lipomas are listed in Figure 2. Intracranial lipomas are histologically benign ...

A lipoma is a type of benign fatty tumor. They are typically soft and squishy and located just below the skin. A person may wish to undergo lipoma removal if it is growing or causing discomfort or for ...

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A lipoma is a lump under the skin that occurs due to an overgrowth of fat cells. Lipomas are typically harmless but people may wish to remove one that causes pain, complications, or other symptoms ...

Generally, Medicare does not cover lipoma removal unless deemed medically necessary by a doctor. Lipoma removal may be medically necessary if the lipoma is causing significant issues, such as an ...

Lipomas are round or oval-shaped lumps of tissue that form just beneath the skin. They’re noncancerous and rarely require treatment unless their location causes discomfort. Lipomas are very common, ...

Lipoma of the small intestine is a benign tumor of mesenchymal origin which is mostly found by chance during gastrointestinal investigation. Invaginations account for 2/3 of small bowel occlusion ...

The etiology and pathogenesis of massive localized lymphedema is unclear but might be multifactorial. In the original paper of Farshid and Weiss, lymphatic obstruction due to massive adipose tissue ...