A 52-year-old female asked:
Fatty tumors painful?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Nancy Baxianswered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Lipomas: Generally lipomas are painless. It's possible that depending on where they are or how big they re, they could give you pain however.
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Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Not typically: Fatty tumors (or lipomas as they're called) typicallyarenon cancerous and painless. If you have a mass that is painful you should be checked out by a doctor.
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Last updated Oct 2, 2018
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