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==Overview==
==Overview==
The presence of a painless mobile [[mass]] under the skin on physical examination is highly suggestive of lipoma.
The presence of a painless mobile [[mass]] under the skin on physical examination is highly suggestive of lipoma.
==Physical examination==
==Physical examination==
*Location: The [[mass]] of lipoma is often located under the skin. They often occur in the neck, shoulders, back, arms and thighs.
*Physical examination of patients with a lipoma is usually remarkable for a mobile, painless mass with a soft consistency.<ref name="AllenRader2007">{{cite journal|last1=Allen|first1=Brian|last2=Rader|first2=Christine|last3=Babigian|first3=Alan|title=Giant lipomas of the upper extremity|journal=Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery|volume=15|issue=3|year=2007|pages=141–144|issn=1195-2199|doi=10.1177/229255030701500308}}</ref>
 
*Lipomas often occur in the neck, shoulders, back, arms and thighs.
*Size: Most lipomas are small, usually less than 2 inches or 5 centimeters in diameter. When they grow large, the size can reach more than 4 inches or 10 centimeters.
===Appearance of the Patient===
*Palpation: A lipoma feels soft, doughy and mobile.
*Patients with lipoma usually appear normal.  
*[[Pain]]: Usually painless, but when lipomas grow and press on nearby nerves or they contain many blood vessels, they may be painful.
===Vital Signs===
 
*Vital signs of a patient with lipoma are stable.
===Skin===
===Skin===
*Skin examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.
*Subcutaneous lipoma is palpated as a mobile, soft lump which is usually painless.
===HEENT===
* HEENT examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.
===Neck===
* Neck examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.
===Lungs===
* Pulmonary examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.
===Heart===
* Cardiovascular examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.
===Abdomen===
* Abdominal examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.
===Back===
* Back examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.
===Genitourinary===
* Genitourinary examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.
===Neuromuscular===
* Neuromuscular examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.
* Sometimes, lipoma may cause limitation in the range of motions of the extremities depending on their size and location.
===Extremities===
*Extremities are common locations for lipoma development and in the presence of lipoma, a mobile lump with a soft consistency will be palpated.
====Extremity====
====Extremity====
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===Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis===
===Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis===
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] Shanshan Cen, M.D. [3] Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[4]

Overview

The presence of a painless mobile mass under the skin on physical examination is highly suggestive of lipoma.

Physical examination

  • Physical examination of patients with a lipoma is usually remarkable for a mobile, painless mass with a soft consistency.[1]
  • Lipomas often occur in the neck, shoulders, back, arms and thighs.

Appearance of the Patient

  • Patients with lipoma usually appear normal.

Vital Signs

  • Vital signs of a patient with lipoma are stable.

Skin

  • Skin examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.
  • Subcutaneous lipoma is palpated as a mobile, soft lump which is usually painless.

HEENT

  • HEENT examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.

Neck

  • Neck examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.

Lungs

  • Pulmonary examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.

Heart

  • Cardiovascular examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.

Abdomen

  • Abdominal examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.

Back

  • Back examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.

Genitourinary

  • Genitourinary examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.

Neuromuscular

  • Neuromuscular examination of patients with a lipoma is usually normal.
  • Sometimes, lipoma may cause limitation in the range of motions of the extremities depending on their size and location.

Extremities

  • Extremities are common locations for lipoma development and in the presence of lipoma, a mobile lump with a soft consistency will be palpated.

Extremity

Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis

References

  1. ↑ Allen, Brian; Rader, Christine; Babigian, Alan (2007). "Giant lipomas of the upper extremity". Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 15 (3): 141–144. doi:10.1177/229255030701500308. ISSN 1195-2199.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Dermatology Atlas".
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