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What Causes Lump Above My Son's Inner Ankle?
My son has a golf ball sized lump above his inner ankle
9we assume from sports?) although he doesn't remember how he did it- it does not hurt but looks odd. any ideas on what this might be? We don't have insurance so I'm trying to postpone a dr. visit, but it's been a month and it's the same size.
9we assume from sports?) although he doesn't remember how he did it- it does not hurt but looks odd. any ideas on what this might be? We don't have insurance so I'm trying to postpone a dr. visit, but it's been a month and it's the same size.
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Most likely this is nothing serious. In this location he may have a ganglion cyst, lipoma or sebaceus cyst. All this lumps are benign and do not lead to a cancer. However can cause pain and inflammation (especially sebaceus cyst). That is why, sometimes it is worth to remove such lump.
I suggest you to have an ultrasound of this lump and consult general surgeon.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
Thank you for the query.
Most likely this is nothing serious. In this location he may have a ganglion cyst, lipoma or sebaceus cyst. All this lumps are benign and do not lead to a cancer. However can cause pain and inflammation (especially sebaceus cyst). That is why, sometimes it is worth to remove such lump.
I suggest you to have an ultrasound of this lump and consult general surgeon.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
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