2024-01-26 00:34:00
Doctors remind that lipomas are usually benign and can be found in men, women, old and young. If there are no symptoms and no psychological burden, no treatment is needed.
Worrying!A big lump suddenly appeared under the armpit
The doctor diagnosed it as a benign lipoma, which affects men, women, and children. It is small in size and has no symptoms. You can ignore it.
Supervising doctor: Wang Chenghe, deputy chief physician of the Plastic Surgery Department of Quanzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital·Children’s Hospital
Quanzhou Net reported on January 26 (Photos provided by Fusion Media reporter Xu Yimei and correspondent He Yuhui from the hospital) A few days ago, Ms. Wang, who lives in downtown Quanzhou, developed a lump as big as a steamed bun on her body, which made her worried and afraid that she had cancer. Fortunately, after the doctor removed it, the examination found that it was a benign lipoma, and Ms. Wang was finally relieved.
Not long ago, it was the peak time for annual physical examinations. When many people got the physical examination report, they couldn’t help but feel a little “thumped” when they saw the lipoma written on it. However, doctors remind that lipomas are usually benign and can occur in men, women, and children. If there are no symptoms and no psychological burden, they may not be treated.
Ms. Wang has a steamed bun-sized lipoma in her armpit area
The lump in her armpit grew larger within a year and she worried it was a malignant lesion
“I have been worried for a long time and found out that it was benign. I finally feel relieved.” Recently, 40-year-old Ms. Wang took out a lump as big as a steamed bun at Quanzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Children’s Hospital.
Ms. Wang told the doctor that she discovered a lump in her armpit as early as a year ago, but she never paid attention to it because it was small in size and not painful or itchy. But during this year, the lump became significantly larger, and there was pressure and pain when the arm drooped. She looked unsightly even when wearing clothes in summer, and similar lesions appeared in other parts of the body.
Ms. Wang was worried that the suddenly enlarged mass could be “cancer” and hurried to the hospital for examination. The doctor later diagnosed her with lipoma, and performed a small incision to remove multiple lipomas, cosmetic wound suturing, and removed a 10-centimeter-diameter mass. When the postoperative pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of lipoma, Ms. Wang was relieved.
A 2-year-old boy has a goose egg-sized lipoma on the back of his neck
Not only adults, but also children can develop lipomas. The parents of the two-and-a-half-year-old boy Xiaobing (pseudonym) discovered that the child had a tumor about 6 cm in diameter on his neck and three subcutaneous tumors on his back, ranging from 2 cm to 4 cm in diameter, all in the past year. gradually increases. Although the child showed no discomfort symptoms such as pain, the parents were worried about whether it might be a “bad tumor.”
After examination, Xiaobing’s multiple subcutaneous tumors were found to be lipomas. He recovered well after surgical removal and was discharged successfully after 4 days of observation.
Lipomas are rarely malignant and can be treated surgically if they become significantly enlarged.
“Lipomas can occur in both men and women, old and young. Clinically, they are more common in young and middle-aged people aged 30 to 50 years old. They can occur in areas with fat tissue.” Wang Chenghe said that fat is called the “soft gold” of the human body, but lipomas Unlike ordinary human fat. It originates from adipose tissue and is a common benign soft tissue tumor composed of mature adipocytes. Lipoma can occur at any age. It is found in infants and young children, and increases after adolescence, especially in young and middle-aged people. The disease mainly occurs in the back, neck, shoulders, abdomen and proximal limbs and other trunk parts. It is relatively rare on the face, hands, feet and calves. Some have single attacks, and some have multiple attacks in more than ten places all over the body. The texture is soft to the touch.
Wang Chenghe said that the specific cause of lipoma is currently unclear. It is generally believed to be related to genetic factors, metabolic abnormalities, changes in hormone levels, local trauma, etc. For example, lipomas in pregnant women affected by hormones during pregnancy change significantly. Some lipomas may be related to obesity, but not all obese people will develop lipomas.
After discovering a lipoma, should you remove it or leave it in? “It is a benign tumor and rarely becomes malignant.” Wang Chenghe said that although lipoma is also called a tumor, it is different from malignant tumors that “discolor”. Lipomas will not disappear naturally. For those that are small, asymptomatic and do not affect mental health, treatment is usually not required, but regular follow-up is required to monitor its growth.
Wang Chenghe suggested that most lipomas are not painful or itchy, and a few patients may experience pain. If the tumor increases rapidly in a short period of time, or grows near a joint causing limited mobility, or is located in an exposed area and affects the appearance, causing significant psychological burden, or compresses nerves and blood vessels causing soreness, pain, numbness, or secondary infection may cause redness, heat and swelling. If there are pain symptoms, etc., it is recommended to investigate as early as possible and perform surgical treatment according to the condition. He also reminded the public not to deliberately and frequently rub and squeeze lipomas in daily life. This will not make them disappear. It may also cause tumor bleeding, fat liquefaction, secondary infection, etc., and stimulate the rapid growth of lipomas.
Editor in charge: Huang Donghong
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