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Suggest Treatment For The Bump In Ribcage
right in the middle of the top of my ribcage is a bump. no pain with it, and it has been there for about 10 years. do you know what it is? I'm a 29 year old male. 6'6 185lbs. No health problems other than allergies and being diagnosed with Asthma in the last year which is tied into the allergies.
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
Hi! thanks for writing to HCM sharing your health problem!
After going through your description, I could remember many of our patients who visited our clinic for the same reason; they too had long term painless lump on the ribcage. As per my experience of ultrasonographic imaging and needle biopsies, I could suggest following possibilities in your case:
1. benign skin lesions like adnexal mole, fibroepithelial polyp, papilloma, sebaceous cyst
2. benign stromal lesions like schwannoma, neurofibroma, lipoma dermatofibroma etc
3. benign bony or cartilaginous tumors like chondroma , osteoma or enchondroma etc.
Therefore, it is definitely benign and you just need surgical removal of the lump for complete cure; please see a general surgeon in your area for a clinical examination and some preliminary tests and further...
Regards,
After going through your description, I could remember many of our patients who visited our clinic for the same reason; they too had long term painless lump on the ribcage. As per my experience of ultrasonographic imaging and needle biopsies, I could suggest following possibilities in your case:
1. benign skin lesions like adnexal mole, fibroepithelial polyp, papilloma, sebaceous cyst
2. benign stromal lesions like schwannoma, neurofibroma, lipoma dermatofibroma etc
3. benign bony or cartilaginous tumors like chondroma , osteoma or enchondroma etc.
Therefore, it is definitely benign and you just need surgical removal of the lump for complete cure; please see a general surgeon in your area for a clinical examination and some preliminary tests and further...
Regards,
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