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A 30-year-old female asked:

I have a lump behind my knee and my doctor says its a bakers cyst, but i have pain radiating up my calf and slo down to my foot. could it be a clot?

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Calf pain: Baker cyst & DVT (blood clot) is diagnosed by ultrasound. Baker rarely needs surgery. Treatment is with oral pain meds (motrin , tylenol). Sometimes phy therapy. May help. Pain may radiate to calf (specially if rupture). Ortho if very large or very painful (in order to find cause - ie cartilage damage, infection etc), they may consider drainage & rarely surgery. Good prognosis.

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Dr. Norman Chideckelanswered

Vascular Surgery 44 years experience

Dat: a venous duplex ultra sound would be the best test to determine if it is a blood clot

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Baker's Cyst is not the same as a blood clot.

Dec 3, 2018

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I have been told that I have a baker's cyst behind my left knee. My ankle and leg are very swollen. Is this a part of the baker's cyst. Remedy?

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A 28-year-old female asked about a 62-year-old female:

Hav baker's cyst in left leg fr dat had Injection in knee last month, now have intense stretching pain in leg and sumtme upto hip n ankle is swollen?

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A 28-year-old female asked about a 62-year-old female:

Had D dimer no dvt but have baker's cyst had Injection in knee now leg pain n stretching pain upto hip n swollen ankle too help what to do its painful?

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A 36-year-old female asked:

I have a lump behind me knee and doctor says its a cyst.It is painful and at times can feel a burning sensation.Can it be dvt.

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A 34-year-old male asked:

34yr old.New job on my feet all day.Last 2 days pain behind knee down into top of calf.Gets worse as day goes on, better at home.Worry about blood clot?

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