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I have a little bump on the back of my left hand, it hurts sometimes. i want to know if any body can tell me what it is.?

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Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

Ganglion, carpal bos: Boss are two common occurrences . A carpal boss is a boney bump that can cause tendonitis or an assocaited ganglion and forms at teh base of the middle or index metacarpals http://www.Handctr.Com/carpal-boss-104.Html.

Answered 1/4/2013

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