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What Could Be The Lump Below The Left Knee?

II have a hard lump just below my left knee - it feels like a bone but I m not sure I ve had it 4 2-3 years, I m only 16. It was sore at the beginning whenever I kicked a soccer ball but now it s fairly painless but it can get irritated whenever I have it at weird angles and when I bend it really far something clicks in the knee and makes cracking noises
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Hi, thanks for sharing your health concerns with HCM!

Well, If I were your treating Doctor for this case of below-knee lump, I would come up with three possibilities, these include:

1.     a bursa or collection of thin pus/synovial fluid due to some irritative pathology!

2.     The second possibility is of benign and simple conditions like lipoma or neurofibroma; there is nothing to worry about these!
     
3.     The last possibility is of partial patellar fracture, tendinitis or recurrent patellar dislocation; these are all innocuous lesion or some other cysts like parasitic cyst!

I suggest you to go for an FNAC and ultrasound of the lump for confirmation and to relieve your concerns!

Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.

Wishing you good health.
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What Could Be The Lump Below The Left Knee?

Hi, thanks for sharing your health concerns with HCM! Well, If I were your treating Doctor for this case of below-knee lump, I would come up with three possibilities, these include: 1. a bursa or collection of thin pus/synovial fluid due to some irritative pathology! 2. The second possibility is of benign and simple conditions like lipoma or neurofibroma; there is nothing to worry about these! 3. The last possibility is of partial patellar fracture, tendinitis or recurrent patellar dislocation; these are all innocuous lesion or some other cysts like parasitic cyst! I suggest you to go for an FNAC and ultrasound of the lump for confirmation and to relieve your concerns! Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Wishing you good health.