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Lipoma

Assessment of benign fatty lumps.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
DermatologySurgery

Clinical Guidelines

Lipoma - NHS
National
Guidelines for Professional Ultrasound Practice
Local
Recommended musculoskeletal and sports ultrasound terminology: consensus statement
Local
Spermatic Cord Lipoma—A Review of the Literature (IEHS guidelines)
Local
Spermatic Cord Lipoma—A Review of the Literature (IEHS guidelines)
Local
UK guidelines for the management of soft tissue sarcomas
Local
UK guidelines for the management of soft tissue sarcomas
Local
Ultrasonography of Superficial Soft-Tissue Masses: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Statement
Local

Recent iatroX Q&As

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