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What Does This Painless Lump In The Left Leg Of My 8 Year Old Baby Mean ?
8 years old baby with pain less lump at his left leg since one year with bowing his tibial bone what is the pssible cause?
Fri, 1 Jul 2011
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A detailed examination of the lump is required, whether it is hard or soft, mobile or immobile,pusatile or not, fixed to skin or continuity with bone, reducible or not, x ray is needed, if planning for surgery, then biopsy will done before surgery... hence do not neglect the lump, consult a surgeon....
A detailed examination of the lump is required, whether it is hard or soft, mobile or immobile,pusatile or not, fixed to skin or continuity with bone, reducible or not, x ray is needed, if planning for surgery, then biopsy will done before surgery... hence do not neglect the lump, consult a surgeon....
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