This is a image of a young man with a large lipoma of the neck. It can be seen just by look at this mans neck. The other image is a axial CT scan of the mans neck. The lipoma shows up large and black. http://www.ghorayeb.com/NeckLipoma.html. Lipomas are benign soft tissue tumors that can appear in various body organs. They vary in size and have a soft rubber feel and are painful to touch usually. The most common place for lipomas is in the neck. These types of tumors are superficial subcutaneous lipomas. They occur more frequently in woman than men and in overweight people. No one really knows why lipomas occur. They are usually inherited. They can be treated by surgical removal or liposuction.
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