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A member asked:

I have a moveable painless mass on top of my upper left side but toward the middle of my rib cage. ?

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Dr. John Feola answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

R/O LIPOMA: If the lump is on the rib cage and movable it is less worisome and may be a lipoma. You need a Ultrasound ito evaluate for /CYST/LIPOMA/less likely clot Please seek prompt evaluation for this issue if symptoms persist or worsen. Or other lesions develop

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Answered 4/1/2016

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