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A member asked:
Sir, how i know my lumps are mixed with nerve by physical appearance ? or it is neurofibroma or lipoma ?
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Difficult for sure: Neurofibromas are fleshy and soft tumors that can look a lot like lipomas. Generally, lipomas are deeper under the skin, larger, and have a more broad-based appearance, where neurofibromas are more superficial, smaller, soft bumps on the skin. Usually we only know for sure when we remove them.
Answered 11/8/2019
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