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Lipoma

Última revisão: 13 Jan 2026
Última atualização: 03 Oct 2023

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • massa cutânea <5 cm de diâmetro
  • massa cutânea macia
  • massa cutânea móvel
  • massa cutânea superficial
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • massa cutânea indolor
  • obstrução gastrointestinal
  • hemorragia digestiva
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Fatores de risco

  • predisposição genética
  • trauma
  • consumo excessivo de bebidas alcoólicas
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Investigações diagnósticas

Investigações a serem consideradas

  • ultrassonografia
  • RNM
  • Tomografia computadorizada (TC)
  • biópsia percutânea com agulha grossa
  • biópsia incisional
  • biópsia excisional
  • estudo do trato gastrointestinal superior com contraste
  • endoscopia digestiva
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

lipoma cutâneo superficial no tronco ou membro

doença de Dercum

lipoma gastrointestinal sintomático

lipomas em locais atípicos

Colaboradores

Autores

Kimberly Moore Dalal, MD

Medical Director, Surgical Oncology

General Surgery

Mills-Peninsula Hospital

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Burlingame

CA

Declarações

KMD is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Steven D. DeMartini, MD

Staff Pathologist

Oroville Hospital

Oroville

CA

Disclosures

SDD declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

William Tseng , MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

City of Hope National Medical Center

Duarte

CA

Disclosures

WT declares that he has no competing interests.

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Key articles

Primary Care Dermatology Society. Lipoma. Nov 2021 [internet publication].Full text

Noebauer-Huhmann IM, Weber MA, Lalam RK, et al. Soft tissue tumors in adults: ESSR-approved guidelines for diagnostic imaging. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2015 Dec;19(5):475-82. Abstract

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment. Aug 2020 [internet publication].Full text

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