hi my sister has atypical lipoma retroperotoneal left side excised twice now mri with contrast showed infiltration in l4l5 with backpain some doctors said it is terminal other want to operate and said that the mri report is wrong because atypical lipoma sclerotic type never infiltate locally in bone please help email catnottiger@yahoo.com many thanks
Hello. Thanks for writing to us. A lipoma if it is showing infiltration on MRI needs to be operated before it turns carcinogenic. Also, the infiltration may increase and affect other vertebrae also and slowly the nerve compression symptoms might appear. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.