Hello. I got a kind of a lump on my knee cap and inside i can move something on my knee it feels like a little ball. It don t hurt as much but when i press down i just get a little pain nothing much. So can u help me what is this? Pain is nothing really just a little tiny pain.
Mon, 23 Mar 2015
Pathologist and Microbiologist, Dr. S. Samanta's Response
Hi! thanks for writing to us sharing your problem of a lump on the knee!
As per your description, the lump is on the knee cap, mobile, painless but slightly tender...therefore, as per my experience of needle biopsies, I can suggest few possibilities as below:
1. bursa or ganglion like degenerative cystic lesion 40% possibility
So, it should be examined and investigated properly before a radical excision by an orthopedic or general surgeon; please see one surgeon at your area for the the detailed examination and needle biopsy if necessary!
Wishing you good health,
regards,
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Hi! thanks for writing to us sharing your problem of a lump on the knee! As per your description, the lump is on the knee cap, mobile, painless but slightly tender...therefore, as per my experience of needle biopsies, I can suggest few possibilities as below: 1. bursa or ganglion like degenerative cystic lesion 40% possibility 2. benign stromal or soft tissue tumor like lipoma, neurofibroma or hemangioma 20% possibility 3. synovial effision, herniation or patellar dislocation 20% possibility 4. neoplastic tumors like fibroma, histiocytoma, synovial sarcoma etc. 20% possibility So, it should be examined and investigated properly before a radical excision by an orthopedic or general surgeon; please see one surgeon at your area for the the detailed examination and needle biopsy if necessary! Wishing you good health, regards,