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Painful Lump Of Fat In Thigh, Weight Loss. What Can I Do?
hello i have a painfull lump of fat on my right tight. i fall on the right side 5 years ago from a balcony, was blue and painfull for 1 month, but after no more problems. i start to lose kilos (15) about a year ago, and now im slim but i see this lump. can be possible that the fat lump was coused from the fall but i never notice it becouse was sorrounded by other fat? what i can do about it?
Fri, 1 Feb 2013
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Lump any where in body with significant weight loss are alarming
And should be consult to doctor to evaluation for cancer
There are many different causes of a lump in the thigh
Some of the noncancerous causes of lumps include lipoma-which is made up of fat cells or desmoid tumors, are usually a painless
Cancerous soft tissue tumors are known as sarcomas eg -lipo sarcoma
Benign skin tumors are also commonly known as fibroma, with malignant tumors referred to as fibrosarcoma
.
In these cases, either a biopsy or surgical removal of the lump can determine whether cancer is present.
Take care
Thanks for your query
Welcome to HCM
Lump any where in body with significant weight loss are alarming
And should be consult to doctor to evaluation for cancer
There are many different causes of a lump in the thigh
Some of the noncancerous causes of lumps include lipoma-which is made up of fat cells or desmoid tumors, are usually a painless
Cancerous soft tissue tumors are known as sarcomas eg -lipo sarcoma
Benign skin tumors are also commonly known as fibroma, with malignant tumors referred to as fibrosarcoma
.
In these cases, either a biopsy or surgical removal of the lump can determine whether cancer is present.
Take care
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