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Have a painful swollen knot on rightside of right knuckles? on the rightside of my right hand.
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Ganglion?: I could be a ganglion cyst which is a fluid filled sac that comes from joints and tendons. The typical treatment is removing the fluid with a needle. If it does not resolve you can consider surgery to remove it.
Answered 9/6/2019
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Ganglion: Could be a ganglion of synovial sheath cyst.
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