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What Could Be The Reason For Paining Bulge Near The Lower Ribs For A Person Having Gastric Problem ?
hi , my mother is having pain and bulge (golf ball size) at lower ribs( right side)..she has gastric problem. A year back she got diagnosed fatty liver(mild Hepatomegaly ) and then doctor adviced blood test,results was normal
Sat, 21 Jan 2012
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The golf ball sized lump if it is not very hard & not painful it could be a lipoma a harmless tumor or swelling formed due to deposition of fats at that particular place.If it is hard ;painful;or she has any other symptom then she will require to get it investigated.
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The golf ball sized lump if it is not very hard & not painful it could be a lipoma a harmless tumor or swelling formed due to deposition of fats at that particular place.If it is hard ;painful;or she has any other symptom then she will require to get it investigated.
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