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Lipoma

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Many people wonder if small bumps or lumps on the body are something to worry about. The majority of lumps that appear on your body are harmless, especially the kind that feel soft and roll easily (lipomas). See skin lumps for details.

However, always be sure to show any new or changing lumps to your doctor.

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Skin lumps

...of lumps that appear on your body are harmless, especially the kind that feel soft and roll easily (lipomas). Most lumps and swellings are benign (not cancerous). In general, when a lump or... Read more »

Bathing trunk nevus

...trunk nevi can become melanoma. They can also be associated with spina bifida, meningocele, other nevi, lipomas, and neurofibromatosis. Depression and other emotional problems may occur due to... Read more »

Parathyroid hyperplasia

...neoplasia syndromes: MEN 1 -- includes pancreatic and pituitary tumors, adrenal adenomas and lipomas MEN 2A -- includes medullary carcinoma of the thyroid and... Read more »

Armpit lump

...vaccine (rare) Allergic reaction possibly caused by sulfa drugs, iodine, or penicillin Other Lipomas (harmless fatty growths)Benign (harmless) cystNormal breast tissue (breast tissue... Read more »

Armpit lump

...normal breast tissue. Usually, no treatment is necessary for a cyst. A lump in the armpit caused by a lipoma is harmless, unless it grows so large that it causes discomfort. For a lump in the... Read more »

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