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==Planning==
===Choice of investigationmodality===
MRI is the modality of choice in suspected lipoma, with superior sensitivity of distinguishing it from liposarcoma as well as mapping the surrounding anatomy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radiopaedia.org/articles/lipoma|title=Lipoma|author=Rohit Sharma and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al.|accessdate=2018-09-27|website=Radiopaedia}}</ref> Ultrasound can often establish the diagnosis, but has a low accuracy, often warranting MRI anyways.<ref name="BurtHuang2017">{{cite journal|last1=Burt|first1=Ashley M.|last2=Huang|first2=Brady K.|title=Imaging review of lipomatous musculoskeletal lesions|journal=SICOT-J|volume=3|year=2017|pages=34|issn=2426-8887|doi=10.1051/sicotj/2017015}}</ref>
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