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What Causes Lump Under The Skin In 12 Year Old?

12 year old daughter developed a lump under the skin above the left collarbone..did an xray found a cartilage mass is ordering a CT scan also...any clue on what is could be...it doesn hurt her...she has had swollen lymp nodes at a younger age but they didn t hurt either.
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hello,

It is good to know that you had CT done. Wait for the CT report. Your daughter has a history of swollen lymph nodes since a younger age.

Such lumps are commonly caused due to infection, enlargement of the lymph node, get her examined. The doctor may want to take a sample of the fluid for the test(study) to rule out cancer.

Not all cysts & tumours are cancerous. It looks more like a lipoma, lipomas are harmless, if it is not growing there's no problem.

If it gets painful & affects daily life then it needs to be removed. Get your daughter evaluated & treated at the earliest.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Nupur K, General & Family Physician
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What Causes Lump Under The Skin In 12 Year Old?

Hello, It is good to know that you had CT done. Wait for the CT report. Your daughter has a history of swollen lymph nodes since a younger age. Such lumps are commonly caused due to infection, enlargement of the lymph node, get her examined. The doctor may want to take a sample of the fluid for the test(study) to rule out cancer. Not all cysts & tumours are cancerous. It looks more like a lipoma, lipomas are harmless, if it is not growing there s no problem. If it gets painful & affects daily life then it needs to be removed. Get your daughter evaluated & treated at the earliest. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Nupur K, General & Family Physician