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How do i know if a lumps is a cyst or lipoma? it's right under my rib, hard and the size of a marble. doctor won't biopsy
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See below: A lipoma is soft not hard.You can go to a general sugeon who can remove it and it will be checked by a pathologist.Chances are very likely it is something benign.Good kuck.
Answered 4/20/2015
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You can't tell: The only way to know for sure what it is would be to remove it and test it.
Answered 4/20/2015
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