There is a big lump under the right rib

There is another large lump under the right rib, which is most likely caused by a benign tumor such as lipoma. Although lipoma will not worsen, if it exists for a long time, it will have a great impact on human health. Therefore, active treatment is the most correct measure to deal with this symptom, which can alleviate the harm caused by the disease to oneself. Below we will introduce you to the relevant knowledge about lipoma in detail!

1. Overview

Lipoma is a common benign tumor that can occur anywhere there is fat. Some cases occur in the limbs, mainly under the skin, but can also be seen deep in the limbs and between the muscle bellies. Most patients are older and it is less common in children. Deep lipomas often grow along the muscles and can reach deep into the periosteum, but rarely invade adjacent bones. Lipomas rarely become malignant and are easily removed surgically.

2. Causes

The root cause of the formation of various types of lipomas - "lipoma tumorigenic factors". There is a tumorigenic factor in the patient's body cells. Under normal circumstances, this tumorigenic factor is in an inactivated state (inactive state) and will not cause disease under normal circumstances. However, under the influence of various internal and external environmental factors, this lipoma tumorigenic factor is in an active state and has a certain activity. When the body's resistance decreases, the body's lymphocytes, mononuclear macrophages and other immune cells' ability to monitor the tumorigenic factor decreases. Coupled with changes in the body's internal environment, chronic inflammatory stimulation, abnormal systemic fat metabolism and other inducing conditions, the activity of the lipoma tumorigenic factor is further enhanced and combined with certain gene fragments in the body's normal cells to form abnormal gene mutations, causing an abnormal proliferation of normal fat cells and surrounding tissue cells, leading to adipose tissue deposition and a mass protruding from the body surface or various internal organs, namely a lipoma.

1. Dietary factors

People who drink excessively, often eat fatty meat, animal offal, scaleless fish or egg yolks, etc., because they eat too many greasy foods and high-cholesterol foods, lead to excessive new adipose tissue, causing excessive fat cells in the body to aggregate and harden.

2. Stress Factors

Excessive work pressure and irritability can cause normal fat tissue and blood stasis to be intertwined. Over a long period of time, connective tissue can form to wrap around fat cells and form lipomas.

3. Bad living habits

Bad habits such as staying up late often will reduce the body's ability to break down fat. The original fat tissue and the new fat cannot be arranged normally, forming abnormal fat tissue, namely "lipoma".

3. Clinical manifestations

It usually occurs in the trunk, limbs and abdominal cavity. There is a clear boundary between lipoma and surrounding tissue; lipoma is soft in texture, grows slowly, and most are small in size. This tumor is composed of differentiated and mature fat cells, and the tumor tissue is divided into fat lobules of varying sizes by fibrous cords. Among them, lipomas with more fibrous components are also called fibrolipomas, and lipomas with rich blood vessels are also called angiolipomas.