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What Is The Lump Which Rises Up Into My Chest?

Hi, i'am a 36yr old female.my concern is when ever i bend over or lean forward i feel a lump rise up into my chest it gets stuck at top ov my ribcage.then it takes my breath away, i sit up straight then i see pop back down.what is it and should i be concerned.Thank you.
Fri, 13 Feb 2015
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
This is a bit atypical and rare presentation of any problem heard so far.
Read you are female patient of 36 years - feel a lump rise up into the chest which gets stuck at the top of the rib-cage, on bending down and takes your breath away.
It pops back when you sit straight.
The possible cause is that this is a rare sort of a tumor which has gone through the rib-cage and hence can see it grow or come back to original position. This can also be a broken segment of the rib from the previous accident.

This can be diagnosed well with :
Clinical actual physical examination by a Surgeon as proper history and examination alone can help the best, to be supplemented by CT scan of the chest and other relevant investigations.

If required a surgery may be needed.


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What Is The Lump Which Rises Up Into My Chest?

Hi. Thanks for your query. This is a bit atypical and rare presentation of any problem heard so far. Read you are female patient of 36 years - feel a lump rise up into the chest which gets stuck at the top of the rib-cage, on bending down and takes your breath away. It pops back when you sit straight. The possible cause is that this is a rare sort of a tumor which has gone through the rib-cage and hence can see it grow or come back to original position. This can also be a broken segment of the rib from the previous accident. This can be diagnosed well with : Clinical actual physical examination by a Surgeon as proper history and examination alone can help the best, to be supplemented by CT scan of the chest and other relevant investigations. If required a surgery may be needed.