What Causes A Small Pea Sized Lump On Elbow?

Posted on Thu, 4 Jun 2015

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Thu, 4 Jun 2015 Answered on

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 Last reviewed on

Question : I have a pea size ball in my elbow which is sore.

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Please give more history and give photograph.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your information.
May I please ask a few more additional points for me to assist you more?
- Since when have you got this lump?
- Sore: is it painful or pains only on pressure?
- Is it freely movable or attached to the skin?

If the lump is present only for a few days and painful, this can be a boil.

If this is present for a long time:
- Sebaceous cyst.
- Or a lipoma
- Other rare tumors, these are diagnosed only on removal and histo-pathology examination done.

Please give the feedback.
You can certainly post a clear photograph and give detailed history.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar