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What Causes Lump On Lower Left Abdomen?

My wife noticed a lump on the lower left side of her abdomen just below her rib cage, it is approx 3 X 2 , not sore to the touch (although, the area has become tender since she s been poking/prodding it all day during class), could this be a form of cyst, or hernia?
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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Hi! Good evening. Although opining on a lump needs a complete physical check up by the doctor, from the history of yours it seems that it could be a benign swelling like a lipoma which has become tender due to excessive fiddling of the swelling by your wife. Hernia could be diagnosed only after a physical examination and so it might not be possible either to confirm or to rule it out. In case of a simple lump an FNAC could also be done to confirm the diagnosis. Till all these were done, you could go for an anti inflammatory drug for a symptomatic relief.

I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.

Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.

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What Causes Lump On Lower Left Abdomen?

Hi! Good evening. Although opining on a lump needs a complete physical check up by the doctor, from the history of yours it seems that it could be a benign swelling like a lipoma which has become tender due to excessive fiddling of the swelling by your wife. Hernia could be diagnosed only after a physical examination and so it might not be possible either to confirm or to rule it out. In case of a simple lump an FNAC could also be done to confirm the diagnosis. Till all these were done, you could go for an anti inflammatory drug for a symptomatic relief. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.