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What Is The Lump In The Centre Of The Rib Cage?

Hi
I have a 16 month old little girl, who today i have noticed has a lump that appears in the centre of her rib cage where the bones meet, when she breathes in, it is hard and feels like bone but i was wandering if should get this checked out?
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Jemma
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi! as per your description, this one is nothing but some variation of normal bone formation or osteogenesis but it could be some benign bony tumor like chondroma or osteoma !

Therefore you have to see a physician for a clinical assessment and x-ray if felt needed.

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What Is The Lump In The Centre Of The Rib Cage?

Hi! as per your description, this one is nothing but some variation of normal bone formation or osteogenesis but it could be some benign bony tumor like chondroma or osteoma ! Therefore you have to see a physician for a clinical assessment and x-ray if felt needed. regards,