A member asked:

Sx:low back pain, left sharp glute pain for 3 months. worser in the morning or when sitting. is this sciatica or some type of cancer ?

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Dr. Eric Chevlen answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology

Neither: At age 23, neither is likely. Sciatica is due to compression of nerve in low back, usually causes pain down the leg. It's rare at your age. Injury to coccyx can cause your symptom, as can muscle and joint injury there. For previously undiagnosed cancer to present in this fashion in a young man would likewise be VERY rare.

Answered 11/12/2014

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