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What Causes Painful Lump Behind The Knee?
I have a .lump the size of a golfball behind my left knee and pain and numbness and my foot goes numb or feels like i steped on something, my doctor said when i called not to worry about it but i am on my legs sll day at work and i actually burst in tears with pain
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
Hi! thanks for writing to us and sharing your health problem!
Well, this kind of painful large lump on the back of knee causing numb foot is not uncommon in our clinic and could not be cancerous anyways; moreover, I would like to suggest following possibilities in your case:
1. a bursa or Baker's cyst possibility 80%
2. a neurofibroma or schwannoma 15 % possibility
3. synovial inflammation, herniation or arthritis 5% possibility
Therefore, there is nothing to worry in your case but you must see an orthopedic surgeon for a clinical examination and possibly a simple needle biopsy test to pinpoint the diagnosis;
regards!
Well, this kind of painful large lump on the back of knee causing numb foot is not uncommon in our clinic and could not be cancerous anyways; moreover, I would like to suggest following possibilities in your case:
1. a bursa or Baker's cyst possibility 80%
2. a neurofibroma or schwannoma 15 % possibility
3. synovial inflammation, herniation or arthritis 5% possibility
Therefore, there is nothing to worry in your case but you must see an orthopedic surgeon for a clinical examination and possibly a simple needle biopsy test to pinpoint the diagnosis;
regards!
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