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What Does A Knot On Elbow Indicate?

I have an appointment set for Tuesday, June 24th, however... I have a bit of anxiety and don t know if I am over analyzing or worrying over this. Last week I was obsessing over my freckles...color, shapes, etc. I am a fair skinned red head, so I have had freckles all my life (I am 27). But a show on tv got me paranoid. While I was looking at my freckles I just so happened to feel and find a knot on the inside of my elbow. If you were to turn your palm up and l look at your elbow crease, it is on the side of my arm closest to my body, just above the crease I cannot tell if is movable or fixed in position. It sort of feels movable, but I am kind of overweight and have fat in my arms, so it is confusing. It feels round. Of course when you search online, almost every symptom could be the dreaded C word, and I start feeling panicked. I have two small children and that is not what I want to worry about. I m thinking it is nothing, and quite possibly scar tissue from maybe an IV I had several months ago while having a heart issue. But, is it possible it is something more serious, such as melanoma, or a symptom of disease?
Mon, 16 May 2016
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Hi there
from the description you give I get the impression that this knot is something benign(not cancer) it can be anything from irritation from IV Line to a lipoma(fatty lump).
signs of a soft tissue cancer are summarized with acronym "BAD"
B: big : usually bigger than 5 cm
A:angry: grows faster, is painful and has irregular border
D: deep, is deep seated and fixed to underlying tissues and to skin.
If your knot doesn't have these characteristics it is unlikely to be a cancer.
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What Does A Knot On Elbow Indicate?

Hi there from the description you give I get the impression that this knot is something benign(not cancer) it can be anything from irritation from IV Line to a lipoma(fatty lump). signs of a soft tissue cancer are summarized with acronym BAD B: big : usually bigger than 5 cm A:angry: grows faster, is painful and has irregular border D: deep, is deep seated and fixed to underlying tissues and to skin. If your knot doesn t have these characteristics it is unlikely to be a cancer.