A 20-year-old male asked:
hard lump under skin in left butt cheek. size of a pea, slightly bigger. has been there for over a year. does not pop, hurts occasionally when pinched?
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Dr. Steven Hebert answered
29 years experience Pathology
See your doctor.: A subcutaneous mass can be lots of different things. In your case I suspect you had a case of folliculitis with a small abscess. If it never drained its contents it may have calcified over time. Your doctor can remove this so a diagnosis can be made by a pathologist.
Answered on Jun 11, 2017
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