What is the diagnosis of lipoma?
Observation and palpation of a soft lump in an area of the body may direct the doctor or dermatologist to a lipoma. A lipoma is a mass of soft or elastic consistency and mobile with respect to surrounding structures, non-inflammatory and well demarcated. When it is superficial, an ultrasound makes it possible to make a diagnosis and to know if there is a risk that it turns out to be cancerous. In the case of deep lipomas, an MRI may be necessary.
A biopsy allows the diagnosis to be confirmed: a tumor fragment is taken and then analyzed.