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What Causes A Hard Immovable Lump On The Inner Side Of An Arm?

im male, 28 yo. i have a hard immovable lump (no more than 2cm in diameter) located in the inner side of my upper arm. I just noticed this 3 days back. but it could be there for at least 4 months since my massage therapist noticed this first at that time. im having this surgically removed this saturday. what could this usually be? i hope to read ur reply soon. thank you.
Wed, 28 May 2014
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Hi,

Welcome to HealthcareMagic.

There are quiet a few possibilities for that lump. It could either be a lymph node, a sebaceous cyst, a dermoid cyst, a soft tissue tumor, or a chrondroma arising from the bone. Without a clinical examination it is not possible to come to a diagnosis.

But at your age a malignancy is a rare possibility. So don't worry much. Get it removed and have it sent for histopathological evaluation to know its exact diagnosis.

Hope i have been helpful.

Regards
Dr. Ashish Verma
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What Causes A Hard Immovable Lump On The Inner Side Of An Arm?

Hi, Welcome to HealthcareMagic. There are quiet a few possibilities for that lump. It could either be a lymph node, a sebaceous cyst, a dermoid cyst, a soft tissue tumor, or a chrondroma arising from the bone. Without a clinical examination it is not possible to come to a diagnosis. But at your age a malignancy is a rare possibility. So don t worry much. Get it removed and have it sent for histopathological evaluation to know its exact diagnosis. Hope i have been helpful. Regards Dr. Ashish Verma