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Brother found boney lump at end of sternum. it doesn't hurt, he feels fine but worried it could be cancer. his xray shows nothing. your opinion?
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Normal: We all have a bony process at the end of the sternum, called xiphoid process. You may Google xiphoid process to see pictures.
Answered 1/26/2015
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