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Can breast cancer cause a swelling in the armpit?
Query: Hi doctor,I have piles. Is there any relation present between piles and armpit swelling? The swelling present in my armpit is soft without pain. I searched online about it and it showed me a result of breast cancer. I have this swelling for a year and it came after my delivery. But now, I am not bre... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Swelling in the armpit is usually an axillary fat or lipoma. It is not cancer. Cancer in the breast usually presents as a breast lump. They are hard and get increased in size. It is seen mostly after the age of 35 years. An isolated soft swelling occurs in the armpi... Read Full »
What can be done regarding fat balls on body, some of which are painful?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 27 years old and my weight is normal. I have fat balls on my body everywhere and some are painful. How can I get rid of those? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your description, most probably you have lipoma which is the accumulation of fat. If they are painful, get them surgically removed. Please tell me the following things to help you better: How many lipomas do you have? What are their size and duration? In w... Read Full »
How to help my mom with severe stomach pain due to kidney calculi and lipoma in pancreas?
Query: Hello doctor, My mother has stomach ache mostly on the whole abdomen. CT scan done with impression shows tiny calculi in the interpolar region of the right kidney and lipoma at the head of the pancreas size 7 x 6 mm. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome back to icliniq.com. Both the CT (computerized tomography) findings are inconsequential and do not need any management. USG (ultrasound) abdomen should be done to rule out gallbladder stones (CT abdomen may not pick up gallstones). If normal, then possibly it could be due to aci... Read Full »
What does a lump under my armpit mean?
Query: Hello doctor,I have a lump in my left armpit, and it appeared six weeks ago and did not change physically. I have visited private hospitals and NHS for it. Each one gave me a different diagnosis. It was said to be a fat tissue (lipoma) by one, while the other said it is a swollen lymph node.I have a... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the images (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). The lesion in focus is slightly hypoechoic (dark), so it is likely to represent a lymph node. Since I have not directly performed the USG (Ultrasonography) scan, I can only comment upon the ... Read Full »
I feel a small lump in my neck behind the lower end of the sternomastoid muscle. What to do?
Query: Hi doctor, I feel a small lump in my neck behind the lower end of the sternomastoid muscle. I have felt it six months ago, and it has never changed. I have a mobile little mass of less than one centimeter. I fear it is a big thing, and I think I am obsessed with having cancer. I had no other symptom... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I think you have lipoma. Your fear of mass being cancerous is far from it. If the mass is more than two centimeters, let them do a fine needle aspiration biopsy. Kindly schedule another appointment with me for a follow-up with the result. I hop... Read Full »
What advise would a chiropractor give for lipoma?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 20 year old male, healthy and active all my life. I have multiple lipomas that do not bother me except for their appearance and having to explain to people what these bumps on my body are whenever I take my shirt off. Doctors say all I can do is have them surgically removed, but th... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The lipomas are cosmetic issue and can be unsightly especially if numerous or located at certain places. You have to decide whether surgery is needed for lipoma or not as scars will replace bumps. No chiropractic technique will help. The only issue that you have to confi... Read Full »
Can medications alone help with the management of lipoma?
Query: Hello doctor, I have pain in the upper right side of my stomach. I went for an ultrasound which showed a lipoma. I feel pain only when I press this lipoma, and sometimes I feel very uncomfortable. When I first visited the doctor, he suggested the tablet Pantoprazole. What should I do? Can medicine c... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Do not worry, as lipoma is usually harmless. It remains there for decades but does not hurt. Sometimes, it might get infected or calcified. In that case, surgery is indicated. It does not regress with medicines, so only surgery can cure it, but surgery is done only f... Read Full »
Is the lump on my back fat or a tumor?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a knot or lump on my upper back just in the middle and a little right side of the back. It can be felt when I get a massage. Can this be dangerous? The doctor once told me seven years back that it might be fat. What test can ensure that it is not a serious tumor? Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have checked the attached photos (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It looks like a lipoma, a benign fat mass with a soft consistency. Lipoma is completely benign with no complications. A biopsy is the most confirmative method. A surgical assessment... Read Full »
I have had some non-vascular lipomas for a long time. What are the chances of them being malignant?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had some lipomas for a long time they were all checked to be nonvascular. However in the past three to six months I have noticed a lot more maybe around 40 or more in total, some are like round balls, and some are flat. The round ball ones are sharp and burning when touching the... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Accordingly, the reports attached (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) show multiple lipomas. A biopsy is advised to rule out possible malignancies associated with liposarcoma. But chances of lipoma turning to liposarcoma are very rare. Lipoma is a ... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 23-year-old male, 8.1 inches tall, and weighing 138.9 pounds. I have been sexually active with my partner for two years, and she's had regular check-ups with a gynecologist with no issues. Recently, I had a small lipoma on my penis for about six to seven months. It was bothering... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I am very sorry about your medical condition. Do not worry I am here to take care of you. Regarding your symptoms, you might be having lipoma with acne vulgaris. you need to see a surgeon for the cyst.I suggest you follow the below-mentioned instructions:Apply topical 2 % R... Read Full »