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Bean sized soft lump which seems alittle movable on lower triceps ... was doing pull ups two weeks prior before i felt it ..had it for a year and it seems to get smaller at times and gos back to being bean sized and tender at times ..

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Dr. Dorcas Eaves answered

Partial tendon tear: Feeling a knot size mass after doing pulls-up could indicates a partial tear of the triceps tendon. Recommend MRI for definitive diagnosis.

Answered 12/2/2017

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A member asked:

Bean sized soft lump which seems alittle movable on lower triceps ... was doing pull ups two weeks prior before i felt it ..had it for a year and it seems to get smaller at times and gos back to being bean sized and tender at times ..

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Dorcas Eaves answered

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