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Lump inner left corner left rib cage. no direct pain, some general rib pain occasionally. hard, not movable. been there for a year. teenager.

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Dr. Stephen Daquino answered

Specializes in Sports Medicine

Hard to say: It's a common spot to have lipomas and other benign lumps, but if it can't be moved around that may pint toward something else. Skin is hard to diagnose without looking at it. Please get it checked out.

Answered 11/21/2013

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