Some people will find some round "papules" on the skin, mostly lipomas. Lipoma sounds discolored, but it is actually a very common subcutaneous tumor. According to statistics, about 2 out of every 100 people are susceptible to this disease. Lipoma is surrounded by fibrous tissue, which is common in the head, neck, limbs and other parts of the human body. Lipomas can be multiple or 1-2 isolated ones.
Why is there lipoma? Studies have shown that most lipomas are related to genetic abnormalities, HMGA2 gene is the main gene involved in its pathogenesis, and family inheritance is its obvious tendency. Studies have shown that patients with lipoma are concentrated in age, generally between 40 and 60 years old.
Lipoma is easier to diagnose in medicine. Usually the doctor will press the lipoma with his finger. If it has obvious activity, it feels like human adipose tissue, mostly lipoma. The specific diagnosis method is mainly color Doppler ultrasound. If you want to confirm whether it is malignant, you need to do a case section. Lipoma sounds like a tumor, but if it has no obvious effect on the body, there is no need for surgery.
Although lipoma sounds terrible, some people worry that it will become "malignant", but it is not necessary. Lipoma is the essence of human adipose tissue, and it is impossible to become cancerous. However, it may grow rapidly or cause pain. If this is the case, surgical removal is recommended.
Lipoma is easy to distinguish, but it may be confused with sebaceous cyst. Sebaceous gland cyst looks like lipoma, but it feels hard and inelastic, and abscess may appear. There are bean dregs-like substances in it, which may cause infection, so it needs to be controlled with drugs to prevent inflammation, or directly removed by surgery.
Tendon sheath cyst is also a common skin tumor, which mostly occurs around joints, with obvious pain to the touch and hard texture. The best way to distinguish lipoma from tendon sheath cyst is ultrasound, which can judge whether there is liquid in it to distinguish the two.
Liposomes and lipomas are typical benign tumors, which will not become cancerous, so don't worry too much. As for the specific pathogenesis of lipoma, it is not very clear at present. If lipoma does not grow rapidly further, the trouble it brings to everyone may be that it affects the appearance. If you mind, you can have surgery. Now there is injection therapy, which can reduce the size of lipoma. Friends who suffer from lipoma are not once and for all, so they should make changes in their diet, with low fat, low salt and low sugar, regular work and rest, and it is best not to drink alcohol. It is important to keep a regular and healthy lifestyle, which is beneficial to physical and mental health.
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