A tumor on the neck

Tumors can grow anywhere in the body, and because of the different nature of the tumor, the possible symptoms are also different. The initial judgment of a tumor on the neck may be a lipoma. This depends on the patient's specific situation. If it is confirmed to be a lipoma, surgery is the best solution. The situation is not very serious. To be on the safe side, it is best to go to the hospital for examination.

Most tumors on the neck are lipomas. Lipoma is a common benign soft tissue tumor composed of mature fat cells and can occur in any part of the body where there is fat. It is more common on the shoulders, back, neck, breasts and abdomen, followed by the proximal extremities (such as upper arms, thighs, and buttocks). It is mainly found under the skin, which is called superficial lipoma. It can also be found deep in the limbs and between the muscle bellies, which is called deep lipoma. The patients are mostly older, mostly middle-aged people between 40 and 60 years old, and 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.

The cause of lipoma is not yet fully understood. It may be related to factors such as inflammatory stimulation of connective tissue degeneration, abnormal and disordered adipose tissue metabolism, abnormal secretion of anterior pituitary gonadal hormone levels, congenital dysplasia, and intestinal malnutrition. About 1/3 of patients with multiple lipomas may have a family history.

There is a "lipoma tumorigenic factor" in the human body. 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 the deposition of adipose tissue and the formation of lumps protruding from the body surface or various internal organs, namely lipomas.