A member asked:

Mri was taking of large fatty mass in back of shoulder, came back as lipoma. can lipoma turn into liposarcoma?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

No,: but sometimes it may be difficult to distinguish a lipoma from a low grade liposarcoma on imaging, particularly the larger lesions. Lipomas are much more common.

Answered 5/15/2017

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