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Should I Be Worried About The Lump Above The Clavical?

hi , I am 24 years old I have hard lump above clavicle maybe one year ago, I did x-ray and CT , the doctor said there is cervical rib , and said the lump has nothing to do with the extra rib , and I did ultrasound before all of that and they said its hard circumscribed lump they don t know what it is , should I be worried ?
posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2014
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Hi,
I have gone through your query & understood your concern.
I feel X ray & CT scan are proper gadgets to diagnose boney lesions So consider it to be a cervical rib.
Cervical rib is an extra rib,which is asymptomatic mostly. Only sometimes due to - advanced age/occupational hazard/psychological complex- there is hump like curve to back & this may lead to nerve compression with pain in arm.
So you need not worry,till you are doing good hand exercises ( bracing up ) , have good calcium,vitamin B 12 supplements.
Thanks.
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Should I Be Worried About The Lump Above The Clavical?

Hi, I have gone through your query & understood your concern. I feel X ray & CT scan are proper gadgets to diagnose boney lesions So consider it to be a cervical rib. Cervical rib is an extra rib,which is asymptomatic mostly. Only sometimes due to - advanced age/occupational hazard/psychological complex- there is hump like curve to back & this may lead to nerve compression with pain in arm. So you need not worry,till you are doing good hand exercises ( bracing up ) , have good calcium,vitamin B 12 supplements. Thanks.