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What Type Of Surgery Is Required For Removing A Growth In My Leg ?
i have what looks like a bunion on my foot. I got my foot x rayed and the doctor said they came back normal. the growth is soft and doesnt feel like bone . i really want it removed but i want to know what it is and what type of surgery i need I am 18 years old. At age 3 I broke my right leg. At about age 11 I begin to develop what looked like a bunion on my right foot. I got it x rated last year and the xrays came back normal.The doctor said it was a growth on my foot...it feels soft and doesn t feel hard like bone but it does cause me a lot of pain. I was wondering if me breaking my leg may have something to do with this and what type of surgery would I need to get it removed
Wed, 4 Jan 2012
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Hi Jennifer
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If it is not a bone and not painful , it is unlikely that it could be bunion.And the x ray is normal too .It could be a soft tissue tumor.I advise you to go ahead and opt for surgery .With local anesthesia and a simple procedure this swelling can be removed.
Take care.
Welcome to HealthcareMagic.
If it is not a bone and not painful , it is unlikely that it could be bunion.And the x ray is normal too .It could be a soft tissue tumor.I advise you to go ahead and opt for surgery .With local anesthesia and a simple procedure this swelling can be removed.
Take care.
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Dear Jennifer.
You must have confused a hallux valgus with a bunion. If your great toe grows outwards causing a hump at the 1st meta tarso-phalengeal joint then its hallux valgus. if accompanied by a chronic soft tissue swelling over the hump then its bunion. Nevertheless, if the x rays r normal it means it aint either of'em. So this is very likely a malformation/benign tumour. I suggest go right ahead and take it out under local anaesthesia and dont forget to send the removed tissue for histopathology.
Good luck and remember..always follow evidence based medicine
You must have confused a hallux valgus with a bunion. If your great toe grows outwards causing a hump at the 1st meta tarso-phalengeal joint then its hallux valgus. if accompanied by a chronic soft tissue swelling over the hump then its bunion. Nevertheless, if the x rays r normal it means it aint either of'em. So this is very likely a malformation/benign tumour. I suggest go right ahead and take it out under local anaesthesia and dont forget to send the removed tissue for histopathology.
Good luck and remember..always follow evidence based medicine
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