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Suggest Treatment For Painless Lump On Lower Leg
Posted on
Fri, 20 May 2016
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Fri, 20 May 2016
Answered on
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Question : Painless lump on lower leg?
I'm a 75 year old man. I have a hard painless lump on my right leg, right below my knee, half a lemon in size. It appeared suddenly it doesn't move around and when I squeeze the skin around it I can feel its shape precisely (it's not perfectly round). The skin above it is completely normal; it's not sore, there are no marks of any kind and the color remains unchanged. I have no other symptoms.
I'm a 75 year old man. I have a hard painless lump on my right leg, right below my knee, half a lemon in size. It appeared suddenly it doesn't move around and when I squeeze the skin around it I can feel its shape precisely (it's not perfectly round). The skin above it is completely normal; it's not sore, there are no marks of any kind and the color remains unchanged. I have no other symptoms.
Brief Answer:
Needs work up to confirm
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking
I read your question and i understand your concern. painless lump under knee with no trauma history and no other symptom and discomfort should still be evaluated. Thorough physical examination of the lump , workup like radiographs, biopsy of the lumps etc.
To me it looks like some benign soft tissue mass like lipoma etc. However other differentials should be kept in mind too and will be considered with thorough clinical correlation.
I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.
Regards XXXXXXX
Needs work up to confirm
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking
I read your question and i understand your concern. painless lump under knee with no trauma history and no other symptom and discomfort should still be evaluated. Thorough physical examination of the lump , workup like radiographs, biopsy of the lumps etc.
To me it looks like some benign soft tissue mass like lipoma etc. However other differentials should be kept in mind too and will be considered with thorough clinical correlation.
I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.
Regards XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you. One more question
What kind of Dr. Would you recommend
Would my GP be ok?
What kind of Dr. Would you recommend
Would my GP be ok?
Brief Answer:
Yes
Detailed Answer:
yes GP wouod be good to start with. If need be then they may redirect you to concerned specialist.
Yes
Detailed Answer:
yes GP wouod be good to start with. If need be then they may redirect you to concerned specialist.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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