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==Overview==
==Overview==
 
The most common symptom of lipoma is an asymptomatic slowly growing [[mass]] with a soft consistency. However, the deep lipoma may be [[symptomatic]] depending on their site and size. [[Symptoms]] include [[pain]], restriction of movement in large lipoma, feeling of fullness or discomfort, and  [[palpitation]] and [[dyspnea]] in [[mediastinal]] lipomas.
==History and Symptoms==
* Lipoma usually presents with an [[asymptomatic]] slowly growing [[mass]] and typically less than 10 cm.<ref>{{cite book | last = Miettinen | first = Markku | title = Modern soft tissue pathology : tumors and non-neoplastic conditions | publisher = Cambridge University Press | location = Cambridge New York | year = 2010 | isbn = 9780521874090 }}</ref><ref name="PhalenKendrick1971">{{cite journal|last1=Phalen|first1=George S.|last2=Kendrick|first2=James I.|last3=Rodriguez|first3=Juan M.|title=Lipomas of the upper extremity|journal=The American Journal of Surgery|volume=121|issue=3|year=1971|pages=298–306|issn=00029610|doi=10.1016/0002-9610(71)90208-X}}</ref>
* They have a soft consistency and are usually painless.
*[[Pain]] may be present in the case of [[peripheral nerve]] compression by the lipoma.
* Deep lipoma may be [[symptomatic]] depending on their site and size. [[Symptoms]] may include:
** Feeling of fullness and discomfort on motion
** Restriction of movement
**[[Dyspnea]] or [[palpitation]] in [[mediastinal]] lipoma
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]

Overview

The most common symptom of lipoma is an asymptomatic slowly growing mass with a soft consistency. However, the deep lipoma may be symptomatic depending on their site and size. Symptoms include pain, restriction of movement in large lipoma, feeling of fullness or discomfort, and palpitation and dyspnea in mediastinal lipomas.

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References

  1. Miettinen, Markku (2010). Modern soft tissue pathology : tumors and non-neoplastic conditions. Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521874090.
  2. Phalen, George S.; Kendrick, James I.; Rodriguez, Juan M. (1971). "Lipomas of the upper extremity". The American Journal of Surgery. 121 (3): 298–306. doi:10.1016/0002-9610(71)90208-X. ISSN 0002-9610.