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What Is The Hard Pus Filled Lump On The Chest?

i have a spot on my chest (im female) and it has been there for about a year, when i squeeze it sometime a white puss comes out, sometimes clear liquid. today i squeezed it and a small white hard circle came out. hard like a rock, about the size of1/4 of a pea. Help?
Wed, 30 Apr 2014
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Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist 's  Response
Hi,
This is most likely to be a sebaceous cyst that has calcified. This is not serious but I would recommend you do not squeeze it as it may become infected.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger
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What Is The Hard Pus Filled Lump On The Chest?

Hi, This is most likely to be a sebaceous cyst that has calcified. This is not serious but I would recommend you do not squeeze it as it may become infected. Regards, Dr K A Pottinger