It may be a lipoma if your lump is not red, inflamed, or filled with pus. Lipomas are non-cancerous, fatty tissue tumors. You can get lipomas at any age, but they mostly form in adults aged 40 to 60.

She planned a vertical incision to align with the existing scar and carefully remove the lipoma without damaging surrounding tissue. During the procedure, Dr. Craythorne delicately worked around ...

moving and stretching healthy tissue out of the way before a person notices any symptoms. The lump from a sarcoma is usually difficult to move around, unlike a common type of lump called a lipoma.