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A member asked:
Dr. says hard lump mid. of arm above elbow to the right feels like swollen lymph node. doesn't think cancer, wants sonogram. wht else could it be?
13 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Lots: Anything from a dermatofibroma to a bruise that calcified to a tendon sheath cyst to a soft tissue cancer. Please get the sonogram.
Answered 7/15/2016
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Cyst: Depends on size, age and absence of trauma.
Answered 7/19/2012
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If you have had a : Blood draw or IV injection, a sclerosed vein. The u/s can tell characteristics of the lump, solid, cystic or fluid filled. Need to check other nodes. List meds..Drug reaction. Only biopsy can discern what is in a node.
Answered 8/1/2017
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