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How To Treat Painful Lump Underneath Skin On Left Hip Backside?
Ever since the age of 16 or 17, I ve had this lump deep beneath the surface of my skin. I have never had problems with it before. I could put pressure on it etc. Here recently, I have been having some discomfort in that particular spot. This lump is solid beneath the surface and is located on my backside by my hip on my left side. kind of where love handles would be located...It hurts to put any sort of pressure to this spot, even to brush your hands against the surface is painful. It cannot be touched. the surface above this lump is white with a red ring around it. Today, the lump feels like its grown in width. What is this underneath my skin?
Fri, 5 May 2017
dear patient thank you for your question.
Let me just start off my saying that without a hands on examination of your lump it is next to impossible to tell you what exactly it might be.
However i will try my best to point you in the right direction.
Lipoma: The most common cause of solid lump it is quite possible that is a lipoma which has now become a liposarcoma and thus is red painful and expanding. A biopsy would confirm so
Cyst: A solid cyst filled with cheesy sebaceous material may have become infected
Swollen lymph node: Swollen lymph nodes are often caused by something as simple as a cold or the flu. In rare cases, the cause is something more serious, such as HIV or cancer.
Malignant tumor: It’s possible that the lump under your skin is a cancerous tumor. Fortunately, the chances of this being the case are quite slim for most individuals, especially considering all the other possible causes of this condition.
After having explained all the possibilities i feel it is either an infected cyst or a liposarcoma. Hence please have it checked by your GP
Let me just start off my saying that without a hands on examination of your lump it is next to impossible to tell you what exactly it might be.
However i will try my best to point you in the right direction.
Lipoma: The most common cause of solid lump it is quite possible that is a lipoma which has now become a liposarcoma and thus is red painful and expanding. A biopsy would confirm so
Cyst: A solid cyst filled with cheesy sebaceous material may have become infected
Swollen lymph node: Swollen lymph nodes are often caused by something as simple as a cold or the flu. In rare cases, the cause is something more serious, such as HIV or cancer.
Malignant tumor: It’s possible that the lump under your skin is a cancerous tumor. Fortunately, the chances of this being the case are quite slim for most individuals, especially considering all the other possible causes of this condition.
After having explained all the possibilities i feel it is either an infected cyst or a liposarcoma. Hence please have it checked by your GP
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