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A 27-year-old female asked:

Large lump at the top of my arm, with intermittent shooting pain through my elbow and wrist. can a lipoma cause pain or is this something more?

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Dr. Andres Katz
Dr. Andres Katzanswered
Surgery - Vascular 51 years experience
Unlikely: Lipomas are usually painless, not all masses are lipomas, you might have a neurofibroma etc, need to have it removed.
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Dr. Tracy Berg
Dr. Tracy Berganswered
General Surgery 34 years experience
Nerve compression: The shooting pain through your elbow and wrist could be related to a compressed nerve. Ok to check with your doc for an exam and opinion about that lump and whether it is causative.
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