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What Causes Lump Near Ankle?

i have a medium to large soft lump near my ankle...I went to the ER, had it xray'd and showed nothing...I followed up with my pcp and he also blew it off but I am deeply concerned...It feels like a cotton ball is under my skin...i doesn't seem to hurt but I have been rubbing it so now it seem to be minor painful...What could this be...help.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history of a soft cotton ball like lump near your ankle and the X-ray at ER and an opinion of your PCP is negative.

I can understand what you mean by.
To me this looks to be a case of synovial thickening on the joint and hence missed till now.
I would advise you the following:
Get an MRI of the area done.
Then get an FNAC and an opinion of an Orthopedic Surgeon.
This will give you the most proper diagnosis and a chance to get a proper treatment.
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What Causes Lump Near Ankle?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history of a soft cotton ball like lump near your ankle and the X-ray at ER and an opinion of your PCP is negative. I can understand what you mean by. To me this looks to be a case of synovial thickening on the joint and hence missed till now. I would advise you the following: Get an MRI of the area done. Then get an FNAC and an opinion of an Orthopedic Surgeon. This will give you the most proper diagnosis and a chance to get a proper treatment.