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Print: How will my doctor diagnose a lipoma?
Tests are usually not needed to diagnose a lipoma. Your doctor can usually diagnose it just by looking at it and feeling the firmness of the lump.
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Lipoma Excision by GA Salam MD, DO (American Family Physician March 01, 2002, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020301/901.html)
Written by familydoctor.org editorial staff
Reviewed/Updated: 09/10
Created: 04/03
