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I have a hard lump on my lower leg close to shin bone....it's under the skin, .5 inches in length and .25 inches wide. doesn't bother me, remove it?
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Nothing to worry: most likely it is a fatty tumor or sebaceous cyst so long s it is not sore or getting larger you do not have to worry about it
Answered 8/23/2016
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