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The first noticeable symptom is usually a painless lump or swelling. As the tumor grows, it may cause other symptoms, such as pain or soreness, as it presses against nearby nerves and muscles. If in the abdomen it can cause abdominal pains commonly mistaken for menstrual cramps, indigestion, or cause constipation.
Corpus callosum lipoma is a rare congenital brain condition that may or may not present with symptoms. [11] This occurs in the corpus callosum, also known as the calossal commissure, which is a wide, flat bundle of neural fibers beneath the cortex in the human brain. Hibernomas are lipomas of brown fat.
Symptoms of soft-tissue sarcomas vary, but they often present as firm, oftentimes painless lumps or nodules. [2] Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST, a subtype of soft-tissue sarcoma) often are asymptomatic, but can be associated with vague complaints of abdominal pain, bleeding into the intestines, a feeling of fullness, or other signs of ...
As Miller explains, "Atlas' very first symptom was weakened bones that fractured; his second symptom was the mass." In sarcomas, lumps are painless and typically found in the arms, legs, chest or ...
Buschke–Ollendorff syndrome (BOS) is a rare genetic skin disorder associated with LEMD3 that typically presents with widespread painless papules. [1] [5] It is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. [6] [7] Conditions that may appear similar include tuberous sclerosis, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, neurofibroma, and lipoma, among others. [1]
Thyroglossal cyst usually presents as a midline neck lump (in the region of the hyoid bone) that is usually painless, smooth and cystic, though if infected, pain can occur. There may be difficulty breathing, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), or dyspepsia (discomfort in the upper abdomen), especially if the cyst becomes large.
It most frequently starts from one of the adrenal glands but can also develop in the head, neck, chest, abdomen, or spine. [1] Symptoms may include bone pain, a lump in the abdomen, neck, or chest, or a painless bluish lump under the skin. [1] Typically, neuroblastoma occurs due to a genetic mutation occurring in the first trimester of pregnancy.
The first visible symptom of mycetoma is a typically painless swelling beneath the skin; over several years, this will grow to a nodule (lump). [9] Affected people will experience massive swelling and hardening of the area, in addition to skin rupture and the formation of sinus tracts that discharge pus and grains filled with organisms. [9]