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Lump on left ribcage, no trauma previously. mri doesn't show lipoma that dr. thought it might be. growing and painful. "normal" fat act like this?
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A lipoma may: have a capsule so thin, or even absent, that the MRI can't pick it up. However, lipomas rarely demonstrate perceptible growth or pain, so if your lump is painful and enlarging, it might not be a lipoma.
Answered 11/28/2017
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