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Can You Advise On What I’ve Just Noticed A Lump Could Be Cancer ?
Question: Hey I’ve just noticed a lump that’s on top of my left rib cage, moves around slightly between my fingers. Can you advise on what this could be ?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
What is the Size?
Where is the exact location?
Any tenderness that is pain on pressure?
Also watch/check neck for such lumps.
Is the skin over free or has a black spot/punctum?
Any other information please.
Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.
Please give additional information
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
What is the Size?
Where is the exact location?
Any tenderness that is pain on pressure?
Also watch/check neck for such lumps.
Is the skin over free or has a black spot/punctum?
Any other information please.
Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi thanks for the reply, no lumps in be neck, it’s about the size of a pea, it is on my left rib cage on my front. Never had pain but after touching it, it is now tender. Skin is free from anything else
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your feedback.
As per the history you have provided the commonest causes I can think about are as follows:
* Sebaceous cyst: after mild inflammation this can grow suddenly to become noticeable and tender too. Many a times a very small black spot may be seen as punctum. Usually moves a bit if not infected and then becoming adherent to the surrounding tissues.
* Lipoma: always painless, easily moves around, non-tender. Grows very slowly and incidentally noted.
* Fibroadenoma in females: Freely XXXXXXX painless and non-tender.
* Lymph nodes are not known to occur over rib cage.
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This can be confirmed by the following ways:
* Clinical examination by a Doctor, preferably a General Surgeon.
Ultrasound helps confirmation.
* FNAC if advised by a Radiologist.
I hope this answer helps you.
Please give feedback.
As detailed
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your feedback.
As per the history you have provided the commonest causes I can think about are as follows:
* Sebaceous cyst: after mild inflammation this can grow suddenly to become noticeable and tender too. Many a times a very small black spot may be seen as punctum. Usually moves a bit if not infected and then becoming adherent to the surrounding tissues.
* Lipoma: always painless, easily moves around, non-tender. Grows very slowly and incidentally noted.
* Fibroadenoma in females: Freely XXXXXXX painless and non-tender.
* Lymph nodes are not known to occur over rib cage.
Photo not yet attached with this query. Please reattach in JPEG format.
This can be confirmed by the following ways:
* Clinical examination by a Doctor, preferably a General Surgeon.
Ultrasound helps confirmation.
* FNAC if advised by a Radiologist.
I hope this answer helps you.
Please give feedback.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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