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What Could Be The Smooth Lump On Chest?

Hello I have noticed a small hard smooth lump has appeared on the right of my chest under the skin no discoloration about 3.5 inches above the nipple but slightly to the left, I am a male. It is slightly smaller than a pea and has been there about 4 months. Any idea what this is?
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Such a swelling in a male person/ patient is not common.
a pea sized hard lump on a chest wall in a male patient can most probably be a sebaceous cyst or a lump from a muscle.
If this is movable , not fixed to the chest wall it is most probably be a sebaceous cyst; the one which is fixed can be from a muscle.
A clinical examination by a Surgeon, FNAC can help diagnosis.
All such patients are advised to get this removed as it is small and the benefit is that you get lump-free and get a sure diagnosis as what it is.
So go ahead with excision.
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What Could Be The Smooth Lump On Chest?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Such a swelling in a male person/ patient is not common. a pea sized hard lump on a chest wall in a male patient can most probably be a sebaceous cyst or a lump from a muscle. If this is movable , not fixed to the chest wall it is most probably be a sebaceous cyst; the one which is fixed can be from a muscle. A clinical examination by a Surgeon, FNAC can help diagnosis. All such patients are advised to get this removed as it is small and the benefit is that you get lump-free and get a sure diagnosis as what it is. So go ahead with excision.