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What Does A Small Painless Lump On Buttocks Indicate?

Hi Doc.. >I have a pingpong ball size painless lump on my left buttock. It's not really hard when i press it.
It's been there for about 6 years and doesn't change on the size also without any issue just a bit discomfort.
Could it be cancer or tumor?
Please advise
Thank you
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.

Cancers do not continue so log- 6 years you say.

This must be a lipoma and I would advise:::
It is better to get this removed (excised) for 2 reasons.
1> your get rid of the disease and
2> you get the histopathological diagnosis- makes you tension-free that it is not a cancer.
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What Does A Small Painless Lump On Buttocks Indicate?

Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidate history. Cancers do not continue so log- 6 years you say. This must be a lipoma and I would advise::: It is better to get this removed (excised) for 2 reasons. 1 your get rid of the disease and 2 you get the histopathological diagnosis- makes you tension-free that it is not a cancer.