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==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
* Usually | * Usually, treatment is not necessary for a lipoma unless the mass becomes painful or restricted movement. | ||
* Medical therapy of lipoma | * Medical therapy of lipoma includes: | ||
:* Steroid injections: This treatment can only shrink the lipoma | :* Steroid injections: This treatment can only shrink the lipoma, but can not completely eliminate the lump. | ||
:* Excision: if they grow very large, or for [[histopathology]] to check that they are not a more dangerous type of tumor such as a [[liposarcoma]]. | :* Excision: if they grow very large, or for [[histopathology]] to check that they are not a more dangerous type of tumor such as a [[liposarcoma]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Medical Therapy
- Usually, treatment is not necessary for a lipoma unless the mass becomes painful or restricted movement.
- Medical therapy of lipoma includes:
- Steroid injections: This treatment can only shrink the lipoma, but can not completely eliminate the lump.
- Excision: if they grow very large, or for histopathology to check that they are not a more dangerous type of tumor such as a liposarcoma.