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 ...

Dr. Craythorne quickly identified the lump as a lipoma. "Lipo means fat, and oma refers to a benign tumor," she explained. Lipomas are soft, fatty lumps that grow under the skin and are generally ...

Non-cancerous lumps like lipomas may range from pea-sized to several centimeters in diameter. These lumps are often soft, ...

A CT scan then revealed a benign tumour called a lipoma sitting next to his lungs. Though non-cancerous, the 7cm fatty lump pressed on his thoracic duct, the largest and most important lymphatic ...

The most common benign tumours are related to the skin and includes moles, sebaceous cysts, lipomas and dermatofribomas. A sebaceous cyst is a small lump in the skin that usually appears on the ...

After getting referred by her GP to see a dermatologist, Karen was told the lump was a lipoma - a non-cancerous lump that is not typically removed by the NHS. However, the lump continued to grow ...

Perhaps her most eye-catching treatment was that of 76-year-old Marilyn who had a five-pound grapefruit-sized lipoma, or fat-filled lump, growing on her upper arm. A lipoma is a type of fat-filled ...