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What Causes A Knot Behind The Knee?

I,am looking for pictures (if any) of pnvs. My daughter in law has currently acquired a LARGER knot behind her knee. It is not a cyst, tumor, not sure (dr.s say). They have biosied this knot.... however, just wondering what could cause this larger knot. It hurts like hell, she cannot bend her leg ...... any guess???? YYYY@YYYY . PLUS she is a nurse practitioner and she does not know, doctors do not know......so,we are ALLL in the dark
posted on Fri, 15 Sep 2017
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Since the biopsy of knot behind the knees has been taken, kindly wait for the histo-pathology report to come. Based on the report, treatment can be planned and executed. Kindly consult your doctor for appropriate management on arrival of the report.

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What Causes A Knot Behind The Knee?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Since the biopsy of knot behind the knees has been taken, kindly wait for the histo-pathology report to come. Based on the report, treatment can be planned and executed. Kindly consult your doctor for appropriate management on arrival of the report. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.