My mother-in-law has a number of lipomas located in various places on her body. Most recently, she indicated that she was experiencing some pain from the touch of a lipoma located on the lower part of her leg. The lump appears to have decreased in size and with the decrease, she has experienced some pain and swelling in both the lower leg and foot. She believes the lump has now moved to her foot which is painful to walk on at times. She believes the lipoma may have ruptured and spread infection. Is this possible?
HI, Dear, Thanks for the query from you for your painful lipomas-spreading from leg to foot.1-I feel concerned that you are serious to know why lipomas of you mother in law-became painful and spreading to foot?2-In my opinion this tender lipomas are drums disease or adipose Dolores and occur when they grow pressing on the nerve fibers.3-I would advise you not to worry that its spreading lipoma infection - as it's a benign tumor, which sometimes becomes painful -as in drums disease.4-I would advise second opinion of Surgeon, who would do FNAC to rule out any sarcomas change in the lipoma with resultant neural invasions, as a cause of the pain in the leg and foot.5-Hope this would solve your worry of the lipomas spreading in leg and foot, as lipomas never spread like infection -as its not infective process.6-Wellcome to Chat Doctor for any more query.