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Have a lump about the size of a thick quarter. it hurts to move or raise my arm. what is it and what do i need to do?

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See your doctor: Could be several things from a noncancerous tumor called a lipoma to a lymphnode or an abscess which is a pocket of infection. See your doctor for evaluation.

Dr Baez agreed

Answered 3/22/2014

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