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Tiny (1 cm) painless bump, barely raised, on center of patella. moves slightly under skin, is not tender. does bone cancer present this way? worried

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Dr. Blake Miller answered

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Not likely: Bone sarcomas or metastatic lesions rarely present in this fashion. A painless bump that moves most likely is not cancer. Especially in the patella, this would be extremely unusual to get cancer there, I don't think you have to be worried about a lesion in front of your patella.

Answered 8/6/2015

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A member asked:

Tiny (1 cm) painless bump, barely raised, on center of patella. moves slightly under skin, is not tender. does bone cancer present this way? worried

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