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Is it a ganglion cyst on my foot or a bone spur ? could it potentially be something else? i have a lump on top of my foot, right in the middle. it showed up about a month ago, initially felt soft now feels bone like and causing nerve painup right leg

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Dr. Marybeth Crane
Dr. Marybeth Craneanswered
Podiatry 29 years experience
Ganglion cyst: Usually a cyst will start soft then harden as it gets bigger. You need an X-ray and ultrasound to confirm it’s not a fracture fragment, tumor or bone spur but it sounds like a ganglion
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