What treatment to be taken for the lump in my hand?
Patient: I had a car accident a few years back and I have nerve damage in my arm still, which I guess is normal. the concern I have is a soft mass on the outer part of my forearm. it s squishy but about the size of 1/2 a medium egg sticking out. it doesn t always hurt there to touch but it s hypersensitive today, just brushing my finger on it brings localized pain to the lump. Doctor: Hi! Good evening. I am Dr Shareef answering your query.Although it requires a personal physical examination of the lump to say what this could be, from your history it seems that this could be an organised hematoma (solidified blood clot) caused due to the trauma in case this appeared from the date of the trauma. If the swelling occurred later, it might be an independent entity, and could be benign swelling like a lipoma, or more probably a neurofibroma considering the hypersensitivity of the lump. If I were your doctor, after an initial clinical assessment I would advise you for a FNAC of the swelling to have a cytological diagnosis followed by the definitive treatment depending on its report. Till then, you could go for an anti inflammatory and a proton pump inhibitor drug for a symptomatic relief.I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.