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How Can A Chronic Growing Lump On The Upper Arm Be Treated?

Posted on Fri, 8 Sep 2023

Question: I have a firm lump about the size of a pecan, under the skin on the outside of my upper arm, between the deltoid and tricep. It's been there for at least 10 years, and has slowly gotten bigger. Any speculation?

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please give some additional information.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

Please provide some additional information for me to assist you better.

Is the swelling freely mobile?
Or either attached to skin or deeper structure?
Any pain or tenderness?

Any other information, please.

Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (28 minutes later)

It seems to be freely XXXXXXX doesn’t feel like it’s firmly attached to underlying bone or surrounding muscle/skin. It’s never caused any pain

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Most probably a lipoma

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

With an additional description that you have given this looks to be most probably a small lipoma.

Can be a sebaceous cyst as the second diagnosis.

A lipoma is freely XXXXXXX painless non-tender lump growing very gradually.

Ultrasound will confirm this.

Hope I have answered your query.

Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar