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What Could Be The Reason For Getting Larger In Size Fibrolipoma On Scalp Which Is Detected As Benign?
I had an operation last june 2007 because i had a soft lump in my scalp and according to the biopsy, it was a fibrolipoma.. i had it removed and the doctor said if there.is a recurrence i should not be bothered because it is just a benign tumor. However today it is getting larger in size-the lump. What should i do? IT is bothering me because it is causing deformity in my head.
Wed, 15 Jan 2014
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Thank you for posting your query.
Benign tumours could also grow in size, especially if they were incompletely removed.
It your scalp is looking ugly, you can go for another surgery, and get it removed.
In rare cases, a benign tumor can also turn malignant, however, the chances of that happening is low. Biopsy of the tumor after surgery would exclude that.
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Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
Benign tumours could also grow in size, especially if they were incompletely removed.
It your scalp is looking ugly, you can go for another surgery, and get it removed.
In rare cases, a benign tumor can also turn malignant, however, the chances of that happening is low. Biopsy of the tumor after surgery would exclude that.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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