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What Causes A Lump Like Bulge On The Upper Foot?

i have this feeling on the top part of my foot where it meet with my leg. it feels like a buldging feeling. but its off and on almost like a heart beat. strange but what could that be. when it buldges if feels like a lump is there but there does not apear to be.
Mon, 26 May 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
It is possible that there is a vascular malformation in that particular area with an artery supplying into it. So the typical feeling. This is rare but can be ... get confirmed by MRI and MRI angiography sequences to confirm.
This is the most dangerous area to operate, remember this if you need to undergo surgery.

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What Causes A Lump Like Bulge On The Upper Foot?

Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidate history. It is possible that there is a vascular malformation in that particular area with an artery supplying into it. So the typical feeling. This is rare but can be ... get confirmed by MRI and MRI angiography sequences to confirm. This is the most dangerous area to operate, remember this if you need to undergo surgery.