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What Does Brownish Ingrown Lump On Thigh Indicate?
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I have an ingrown lump on the outside of my thigh. It has been there for months now, it's almost the size of a small coin. It does not hurt but it sticks out of the surface of the skin and I can feel the bump from the outside. It looks like a small bruise now as it turned brown over the months. I went to see my doctor and the doctor told me not to worry because it was a benign lump. I wanted your opinion because I feel like the doctor was rushing and did not spend to much time inspecting the lump. Thank you,
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I have an ingrown lump on the outside of my thigh. It has been there for months now, it's almost the size of a small coin. It does not hurt but it sticks out of the surface of the skin and I can feel the bump from the outside. It looks like a small bruise now as it turned brown over the months. I went to see my doctor and the doctor told me not to worry because it was a benign lump. I wanted your opinion because I feel like the doctor was rushing and did not spend to much time inspecting the lump. Thank you,
I will await your reply
Fri, 4 Apr 2014
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
It is very hard to tell not seeing it. Generally if its not a mole, most likely its a benign lesion (from your description it sounds like a fibroma). Skin lesions (which are not mole like) are mostly benign, and even skin malignant lesion (skin cancer) is nothing to worry about as it acts like a benign lesion (skin cancer rarely gives metastases).
The best you can do is to consult dermatologist, have it removed and checked under a microscope.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
Thank you for the query.
It is very hard to tell not seeing it. Generally if its not a mole, most likely its a benign lesion (from your description it sounds like a fibroma). Skin lesions (which are not mole like) are mostly benign, and even skin malignant lesion (skin cancer) is nothing to worry about as it acts like a benign lesion (skin cancer rarely gives metastases).
The best you can do is to consult dermatologist, have it removed and checked under a microscope.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
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