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I had a massage today and masseuse noticed a lump on the back of my calf. i haven't had injury and she said it wasn't a knot ?
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Check your veins: Lumps on the back of calves could be from deep veins engorgements, which need to be checked for ruling out deep vein thrombosis at an early date.
Answered 1/4/2015
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