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.
Source
Lipoma Excision by GA Salam MD, DO (American Family Physician March 01, 2002, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020301/901.html)
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Reviewed/Updated: 09/10
Created: 04/03