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3-1/2" oval lump lower left rib,soft,not moveable.soft fat, sore if push on bottom rib.x-ray had nothing.ultrasound next.ideas what is or best tests?
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Lipoma?: may be a soft, benign (not cancer) fatty tumor called a lipoma. If stable for many years these can usually be watched . If new, you should have it seen by an MD. The only way to be 100% sure is with a biopsy
Answered 3/25/2017
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