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What Causes Pea Sized Immovable Lump On Sternum?
I m a 31 yr old female. Recently I had what I thought was a boil pop up in between my breasts. I tried popping it, but it only got very little thick white pus out of it. It looks like a small pimple now, but under it I can feel a rock hard pea sized immovable lump on my sternum. Is this cause for concern?
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
HI.
This is a sebaceous cyst which you have popped.
The hardness is the remains of the cyst and as the skin is tight over the sternum in this area and the tissues are more prone for the development of scar in this particular are.
Leave it as it is at the moment as mishandling can cause a bad scar particularly in this area.
Consult a Surgeon and get this removed and to undergo further management to tackle the scar formation.
This is a sebaceous cyst which you have popped.
The hardness is the remains of the cyst and as the skin is tight over the sternum in this area and the tissues are more prone for the development of scar in this particular are.
Leave it as it is at the moment as mishandling can cause a bad scar particularly in this area.
Consult a Surgeon and get this removed and to undergo further management to tackle the scar formation.
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