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Is It Likely That A Lump That I've Been Told

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Posted on Tue, 17 Mar 2020
Question: Is it likely that a lump that I've been told is a lipoma, and which I've had for over 15 years (17 to be exact), could become cancerous? I saw another doctor - I've seen about 5 - and asked about this and they said to just ask for an ultrasound during my next physical. "This is not urgent. This appears to be a benign lipoma." They told me they didn't really suspect anything, but that it would give me peace of mind and nobody can really rule out anything without proper testing.
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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
No risk of malignancy.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.
Lipoma that has been there for 17 years is not possible that it can get malignant .
They told you to do an ultrasound to check the dimensions of it and keep it under observations if it keeps growing or not .
I don't think you should get worried about malignancy.
An ultrasound should be done to check its dimensions and this doesn't mean that doctors suspected malignancy.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Is It Likely That A Lump That I've Been Told

Brief Answer: No risk of malignancy. Detailed Answer: Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service. I read your query and here is my advice. Lipoma that has been there for 17 years is not possible that it can get malignant . They told you to do an ultrasound to check the dimensions of it and keep it under observations if it keeps growing or not . I don't think you should get worried about malignancy. An ultrasound should be done to check its dimensions and this doesn't mean that doctors suspected malignancy. Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further.