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Can A Doctor Remove The The Lipoma And Do Rotator Cuff Repair At One Time?
In the process of diagnosing a rotator cuff tear, a large lipoma was found in my shoulder. The MRI describes it as 10.9 x 6.1 x5.5 cm intramuscular atypical lipoma Could it be cancer? Can a doctor remove the the lipoma and do rotator cuff repair at one time? Any suggestions of doctors in Phoenix az?
Fri, 28 Feb 2014
Lipomas are not cancer. it is just collection of fat tissue. the dicision to operate on lipoma depends on many factors. usually lipomas are not harmful and they require removal if they are causing mechanical problems only. yes, both surgeries can be done at the same time. Again it is finally the treating doctor whom decides what to do after seeing the patients condition.
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