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Have Lump In Inner Left Thigh, Blood And Mucus After Squeezing. What Could Be This?

Hi. I just noticed a lump between my inner left thigh yesterday.I just tried popping it cause it kind of looks like a big blackhead but I could feel the lump inside my skin. A little bit of blood and mucous came out but I still feel the lump. I don't know if it may be filled with mucous or not but what do you think it could be?
Wed, 20 Nov 2013
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Hi,

From your history,seems like it can be a sebaceous cyst 
A sebaceous cyst is a closed sac under the skin filled with a cheese-like or oily material.
Sebaceouscysts most often arise from swollen hair follicles.
Skin trauma can also induce a cyst to form.
These cysts are usually found on the face, neck, and trunk.
They are usually slow- growing, painless, freely movable lumps beneath the skin.
Occasionally, however, a cyst will become inflamed and tender. 
The black dot that you see over the lesion is the punctum present over the sebaceous cyst from which occasional discharge can occur 
Usually Sebaceous cyst can be left on its own but if it continues to cause problem, then you need to consult a dermatologist or a dermatologist for its removal .

Hope it helps 

Dr Geetika Paul 
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Have Lump In Inner Left Thigh, Blood And Mucus After Squeezing. What Could Be This?

Hi, From your history,seems like it can be a sebaceous cyst  A sebaceous cyst is a closed sac under the skin filled with a cheese-like or oily material. Sebaceouscysts most often arise from swollen hair follicles. Skin trauma can also induce a cyst to form. These cysts are usually found on the face, neck, and trunk. They are usually slow- growing, painless, freely movable lumps beneath the skin. Occasionally, however, a cyst will become inflamed and tender.  The black dot that you see over the lesion is the punctum present over the sebaceous cyst from which occasional discharge can occur  Usually Sebaceous cyst can be left on its own but if it continues to cause problem, then you need to consult a dermatologist or a dermatologist for its removal . Hope it helps  Dr Geetika Paul