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Suggest Treatment For Lump On Back
I recently discovered a little lump or knot in the middle of my back muscle about two weeks ago you can only feel it when I bend over but when I stand straight up you can t feel it . It doesn t hurt when i push it or try to massage it and it hasn t grown since I discovered it two weeks ago its the same size. I m wondering if it could be a knot in my muscle because of my occupation that I do I m in construction and I do a lot of heavy . Any advice thanks
Thu, 18 Feb 2016
Hello and welcome to HCM,
A lump or knot on the middle of the back is probably due to soft tissue swelling.
The appearance of lump while bending and disappearance while standing is suggestive of muscle swelling.
However, other soft tissue lesions like lipoma, fibroma also need to be ruled out.
I suggest you to get an aspiration cytology of the swelling wherein the cells will be aspirated from the swelling using a fine needle.
The cells will be spread on a slide and stained with appropriate stains.
The stained cells will be studied to look determine the nature and character of the lesion.
If the lesion turns out to be benign and you are not facing problem of pain or any other symptom, the swelling may be left as it is.
If the swelling turns out to be malignant, appropriate treatment like surgical removal and chemotherapy may be required.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
A lump or knot on the middle of the back is probably due to soft tissue swelling.
The appearance of lump while bending and disappearance while standing is suggestive of muscle swelling.
However, other soft tissue lesions like lipoma, fibroma also need to be ruled out.
I suggest you to get an aspiration cytology of the swelling wherein the cells will be aspirated from the swelling using a fine needle.
The cells will be spread on a slide and stained with appropriate stains.
The stained cells will be studied to look determine the nature and character of the lesion.
If the lesion turns out to be benign and you are not facing problem of pain or any other symptom, the swelling may be left as it is.
If the swelling turns out to be malignant, appropriate treatment like surgical removal and chemotherapy may be required.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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