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Hello i have a lump the size of a dime below my ribcage on the front left side. no pain. disappears when flexing abs and nothing showed up on x-ray ?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Sounds like: a LIPOMA (Fatty benign growth) Hope this helps Dr Z

Answered 10/1/2016

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