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Suggest Treatment For A Lump On The Knee
Hello. I got a kind of a lump on my knee cap and inside i can move something on my knee it feels like a little ball. It don t hurt as much but when i press down i just get a little pain nothing much. So can u help me what is this? Pain is nothing really just a little tiny pain.
Mon, 23 Mar 2015
Hi! thanks for writing to us sharing your problem of a lump on the knee!
As per your description, the lump is on the knee cap, mobile, painless but slightly tender...therefore, as per my experience of needle biopsies, I can suggest few possibilities as below:
1. bursa or ganglion like degenerative cystic lesion 40% possibility
2. benign stromal or soft tissue tumor like lipoma, neurofibroma or hemangioma 20% possibility
3. synovial effision, herniation or patellar dislocation 20% possibility
4. neoplastic tumors like fibroma, histiocytoma, synovial sarcoma etc. 20% possibility
So, it should be examined and investigated properly before a radical excision by an orthopedic or general surgeon; please see one surgeon at your area for the the detailed examination and needle biopsy if necessary!
Wishing you good health,
regards,
As per your description, the lump is on the knee cap, mobile, painless but slightly tender...therefore, as per my experience of needle biopsies, I can suggest few possibilities as below:
1. bursa or ganglion like degenerative cystic lesion 40% possibility
2. benign stromal or soft tissue tumor like lipoma, neurofibroma or hemangioma 20% possibility
3. synovial effision, herniation or patellar dislocation 20% possibility
4. neoplastic tumors like fibroma, histiocytoma, synovial sarcoma etc. 20% possibility
So, it should be examined and investigated properly before a radical excision by an orthopedic or general surgeon; please see one surgeon at your area for the the detailed examination and needle biopsy if necessary!
Wishing you good health,
regards,
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