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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Presence Of Soft Tissue Mass Under The Rib Cage
Question: i've noticed a soft tissue mass on my left side under my rib cage. I noticed it after i was lifting heavy weights on a decline bench. doesn't bother me no pain, then two months ago i was lifting weights again and i had pain. In a couple of days the pain went away, but my lump is still there. The lump is still the same size, wondering what could it be.
Brief Answer:
Lipoma/sebaceous cyst
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Read and understood your history and findings.
Noted that you have a soft tissue mass/lump on left side under rib cage since 2 months which you noticed with pain on doing weight lifting on a decline bench. The pain went away in in a couple of days but the lump remained.
The most probable reason for such a lump is either a sebaceous cyst or a lipoma if it is below the rib cage and just below the skin.
Lipoma is freely XXXXXXX slips under the finger if you press by the side and is virtually non-tender.
Sebaceous cyst appears as XXXXXXX but not so freely and you may see a dimple or a black dot or spot on the skin on movement, it is also non-tender unless infected.
If the lump is small, fixed to the lower rib, then it may be costochondritis.
Rare things like a hernia is always reducible.
May I please know into which of the symptoms and findings your lump falls into?
What is the size?
I would advise you the following:
It is better to get such lumps removed for 2 reasons:
1. You get rid of the lump which is not a normal part of the body.
2. You get a 100% definite diagnosis by histo-pathology and the stress and anxiety related to it is also gone.
Please give feedback.
I hope this answer helps you to get an early and proper diagnosis and get a proper treatment, please feel free to give the feedback and ask further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Lipoma/sebaceous cyst
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Read and understood your history and findings.
Noted that you have a soft tissue mass/lump on left side under rib cage since 2 months which you noticed with pain on doing weight lifting on a decline bench. The pain went away in in a couple of days but the lump remained.
The most probable reason for such a lump is either a sebaceous cyst or a lipoma if it is below the rib cage and just below the skin.
Lipoma is freely XXXXXXX slips under the finger if you press by the side and is virtually non-tender.
Sebaceous cyst appears as XXXXXXX but not so freely and you may see a dimple or a black dot or spot on the skin on movement, it is also non-tender unless infected.
If the lump is small, fixed to the lower rib, then it may be costochondritis.
Rare things like a hernia is always reducible.
May I please know into which of the symptoms and findings your lump falls into?
What is the size?
I would advise you the following:
It is better to get such lumps removed for 2 reasons:
1. You get rid of the lump which is not a normal part of the body.
2. You get a 100% definite diagnosis by histo-pathology and the stress and anxiety related to it is also gone.
Please give feedback.
I hope this answer helps you to get an early and proper diagnosis and get a proper treatment, please feel free to give the feedback and ask further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
The size is maybe 2 inches long maybe half inch width.
Brief Answer:
Yes, USG, Clinical evaluation for proper diagnosis and treatment .
Detailed Answer:
It would be great idea to have ultrasonography, FNAC if required, clinical evaluation and examination by a General Surgeon to know hte exact diagnosis so that further treatment can be perfectly planned.
Yes, USG, Clinical evaluation for proper diagnosis and treatment .
Detailed Answer:
It would be great idea to have ultrasonography, FNAC if required, clinical evaluation and examination by a General Surgeon to know hte exact diagnosis so that further treatment can be perfectly planned.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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