What causes painful lump on the side of the spine?
Patient: I have a painful lump on the left side of my spine near the T12 L1. It feels like the size of a dime. It is sensitive to touch, and hurts most when I turn my body to the right, or when I bend over. I also have pain radiating down my left side, and on my left shoulder. Doctor: Hi, dearI have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have some soft tissue tumor like lipoma, neurofibroma,  schwanoma or dermatofibroma.  You should go for fine needle aspiration cytology or biopsy of that lump. It will give you exact diagnosis. Then you should take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.