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What Causes Soft Knot On My Leg And Causes Swelling?

Hi my name is Denise I have a soft knot on my left leg an if I stand for a long period of time my knee startes to swell an. The back of my leg hurts to where I can't walk straight an I limp a little just wanna know what's going on with my leg it been going on for 2 weeks now..
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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HI.
Thanks for a good history.
What I can get is this looks to be a Baker's cyst of the knee , which might have grown to be seen in leg.
The best way to confirm is to have a clinical examination done by an Orthopedic Surgeon and MRI of the affected area.
I think you may need a surgery.
please feel free to ask more
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What Causes Soft Knot On My Leg And Causes Swelling?

HI. Thanks for a good history. What I can get is this looks to be a Baker s cyst of the knee , which might have grown to be seen in leg. The best way to confirm is to have a clinical examination done by an Orthopedic Surgeon and MRI of the affected area. I think you may need a surgery. please feel free to ask more