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A 25-year-old male asked:

sudden squishy lump on top of wrist. not usually tender. seems to fit the ganglion cyst descriptions. could it possibly be a more serious condition?

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Dr. Craig Greene answered

Sports Medicine 21 years experience

Cyst : Likely just a cyst.... An MRI would define it more.

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Dr. Jason Rudolph answered

Orthopedic Surgery 28 years experience

Most likely: Ganglions are very common, they are freely mobile, soft and usually non tender. They can also get bigger or smaller.

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The ganglion cyst has come back in the wrist still small but very sore. 5-6 pain scale. Could it be pressin on muscle. Do i call pcp?

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Small round hard like bone lump at base of wrist (palm side) thumb side. Doesnt hurt, could it be ganglion cyst? It is hard like a bone though

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