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They are generally soft to the touch, movable, and painless. [1] They usually occur just under the skin, but occasionally may be deeper. [1] Most are less than 5 cm (2.0 in) in size. [2] Common locations include upper back, shoulders, and abdomen. [4] It is possible to have several lipomas. [3] The cause is generally unclear. [1]
A soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) is a malignant tumor, a type of cancer, that develops in soft tissue. [1] A soft-tissue sarcoma is often a painless mass that grows slowly over months or years. They may be superficial or deep-seated. Any such unexplained mass must be diagnosed by biopsy. [2]
Chondroid lipoma is an uncommon soft tissue fatty tumor that can develop in deeper or superficial tissues. It often manifests as a painless mass. [3] The subcutis, superficial muscular fascia, or skeletal muscles of the limbs and limb girdles, trunk, head, and neck are where the majority of lesions are located. [4]
AFST tumors commonly present as slowly growing, painless, deep-seated lumps in individuals aged 6 to 86 years old (median age 47-50 years in different studies). [4] The tumors are most common in the lower extremities but uncommonly occur in the back, chest wall, iliac crest, groin and nearby lower lateral abdominal region, [4] abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity, [5] breast, [3] cheek, temporal ...
A dermatofibroma, or benign fibrous histiocytomas, is a benign nodule in the skin, typically on the legs, elbows or chest of an adult. [3] It is usually painless. [3] It usually ranges from 0.2cm to 2cm in size but larger examples have been reported. [3] It typically results from mild trauma such as an insect bite. [3]
They are usually painless, slow-growing, and mobile masses that can occur anywhere in the body where there are fat cells, but are typically found on the trunk and upper extremities. [24] [25] Although lipomas can develop at any age, they more commonly appear between the ages of 40 and 60. [24]
Back pain. When your back aches and there’s no obvious cause (like lifting heavy boxes or falling), inflammation could be the root cause.Inflammatory back pain tends to come on gradually and ...
In medicine, nodules are small firm lumps, usually greater than 1 cm in diameter. [1] [2] If filled with fluid they are referred to as cysts. [2]Smaller (less than 0.5 cm) raised soft tissue bumps may be termed papules.