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Small lump on lower left of the back , been there for about a month?

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Hard to say: This could be a cyst(as in epidermal inclusion cyst) or a lipoma(as in a benign fatty tumor) or many other things. If you have any concerns you should have it formally examined by your doctor. Best of luck.

Answered 7/17/2014

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