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Lump: Contents

Lump: Introduction

Lump: Any type of lump on the skin or body areas. See free access online books about Lump below. See detailed information below for a list of 299 causes of Lump, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Lump:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Lump. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Types of Lump:

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Lump

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Diagnostic Guides for Lump

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Lump from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Lump. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Lump

Medical Books Excerpts

Breast nodule [Breast lump]

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)

Breast nodule [Breast lump]

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)

Breast nodule [Breast lump]

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Stories from Users for Lump

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Your Rights as a Patient

Your Rights as a PatientWhenever you go to a hospital or clinic for a major procedure or diagnostic test, one of the many forms you are given to sign is an "informed...

Protecting from Infection

Protecting from InfectionGerms are a fact of life and catching an infectious disease like a cold may seem inevitable. But there are simple ways to protect yourself against...

 
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Medications or substances causing Lump:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Lump as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

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Organs affected by Lump:

The list of organs typically affected by Lump may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Lump

The list below shows some of the causes of Lump mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Lump?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Lump. Of the 299 causes of Lump that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 8 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 8 causes are "common" diseases
  • 7 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 2 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 25 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 266 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 299 causes of Lump

Conditions listing symptoms: Lump:

The following list of conditions have 'Lump' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Abdominal Cancer ... skin nodules
  • Abscess ... soft lump under the skin
  • Acne ... whiteheads, pimples, blackheads
  • Acne Vulgaris ... skin bumps, whiteheads, blackheads, skin cysts, skin nodules
  • Acrospiroma ... skin lump
  • Adenocarcinoma ... lump
  • Adenocarcinoma, Follicular ... neck lump
  • Adenoid cystic carcinoma ... facial lump, mouth lump
  • Adenoma ... lump
  • Adult Fibrosarcoma ... lump, skin lump
  • Aggressive fibromatosis - parapharyngeal space ... neck lump
  • Aleukemic leukemia cutis ... skin nodules
  • Allergic contact dermatitis ... skin bumps
  • Anaplastic large cell lymphoma ... armpit lump, groin lump, neck lump, skin lump
  • Anaplastic small cell lymphoma ... armpit lump, groin lump, neck lump, skin lump
  • Angiofollicular ganglionic hyperplasia ... lump
  • Angiofollicular ganglionic hyperplasia - hyaline-vascular type ... lump
  • Angiomyomatous Hamartoma ... groin lump
  • Angiosarcoma of the breast ... breast lump
  • Anthrax ... raised itchy bump
  • Atopic dermatitis ... skin bumps
  • Atopic dermatitis 1 ... skin bumps
  • Atopic dermatitis 2 ... skin bumps
  • Atopic dermatitis 3 ... skin bumps
  • Atopic dermatitis 4 ... skin bumps
  • Atopic dermatitis 5 ... skin bumps
  • Atopic dermatitis 6 ... skin bumps
  • Autosensitization dermatitis ... skin bumps

    B

  • Bartholin's abscess ... swollen groin lymph nodes
  • Benign tumor ... Lump
  • Body skin hyperlaxity due to vitamin K-dependent coagulation factor deficiency ... skin nodules
  • Boil ... painful red skin lump
  • Breast abscess ... enlarged armpit lymph nodes
  • Breast Cancer ... underarm lump, breast lump, breast skin pitting, breast thickening, hard painless breast lump
  • Breast lump ... breast lump, various types of breast lump are possible
  • Bubble bath allergy ... skin bumps
  • Bubonic plague ... swollen groin lymph nodes, swollen armpit lymph nodes, swollen armpit lymph nodes

    C

  • Cancer ... Breast lump, Wart changes, Lump
  • Carcinoma of the vocal tract ... neck lump
  • Cataract, alopecia, sclerodactyly ... skin nodules
  • Cercarial dermatitis ... Small reddish pimples
  • Chalazion ... eyelid cyst, eyelid lump, eyelid lump
  • Chancroid ... swollen groin lymph nodes
  • Childhood liver cancer, primary ... abdominal lump
  • Cleft upper lip, median - cutaneous polyps ... skin lumps
  • Congenital hypotrichosis milia ... skin nodules
  • Costello syndrome ... anal papillomas
  • Cowden's syndrome ... skin lumps
  • Cutaneous Anthrax ... raised itchy bump
  • Cutaneous mastocytosis ... skin bumps
  • Cyst ... lump
  • Cystic Hygroma ... armpit lump, groin lump, neck lump
  • Cystic hygroma, lethal - cleft palate ... neck lumps
  • Cysticercosis ... lumps under your skin
  • Cystosarcoma phyllodes ... breast lump

    D

  • Davenport-Donlan syndrome ... skin bumps
  • Delayed Viral Syndromes ... Cervical lymphadenopathy
  • Demodicidosis ... skin bumps, skin nodules
  • Dermatomyositis ... hardened bumps of calcium deposits under the skin
  • Dermoid cyst ... skin cyst
  • Desmoid tumor ... leg lump, arm lump
  • Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ... lump in groin, lump in neck

    E

  • Eczema ... skin bumps, Papules (small raised bumps)
  • Environmental allergen related eczema ... skin bumps
  • Erucism ... skin bumps
  • Erythema elevatum diutinum ... skin bumps, skin nodules
  • Erythema nodosum ... nodules on lower legs, painful red nodules, nodules turn purple-blue then brown

    F

  • Familial Eosinophilic Cellulitis ... skin bumps
  • Febrile Ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease ... skin bumps
  • Fibroadenoma ... breast lump
  • Fibrocystic breasts ... breast lump, lumpy breasts, lumpy breasts
  • Fibromatosis ... lump
  • FLOTCH syndrome ... skin lumps
  • Focal dermal hypoplasia ... anal papillomata
  • Follicular hamartoma - alopecia - cystic fibrosis ... skin bumps
  • Follicular lymphoma ... lump in groin, lump in neck
  • Fucosidosis type II ... warty skin growths

    G

  • Galactocele ... breast lump
  • Ganglion cyst ... wrist lump
  • Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis ... painless nodule or lump underneath the skin
  • Generalized anxiety disorder ... lump in the throat feeling
  • Genital herpes ... red bumps
  • Genital warts ... cervix warts, flat genital warts, cauliflower-like genital wart growths
  • Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome ... skin lump
  • Giant mammary hamartoma ... breast lump
  • Gout ... skin lumps
  • Granuloma inguinale ... nodules
  • Graves Disease ... lump on front of neck
  • Guizar-Vasquez-Luengas syndrome ... skin tumors

    H

  • Hashimoto's Thyroiditis ... lump at front of neck
  • Hashimoto-Pritzker syndrome ... dark brownish-blue nodules
  • Heat rash ... small red bumps, clusters of red bumps
  • Hemorrhoids ... feeling of rectal fullness, anal lump
  • Hodgkin's Disease ... underarm lymph node swelling, groin lymph node swelling
  • Human Papillomavirus ... throat warts, skin warts, mouth warts
  • Hypopharyngeal cancer ... neck lump
  • Hypothyroidism ... lump at front of neck

    I

  • Impetigo ... pimples
  • Incontinentia Pigmenti ... warty skin growths
  • Infantile Fibrosarcoma ... lump, skin lump
  • Infantile myofibromatosis ... lump, skin lump
  • Inflammatory breast cancer ... breast lump
  • Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors ... lump
  • Inguinal hernia ... groin lump
  • Insulin-resistance syndrome, type A ... skin nodules
  • Irritant contact eczema ... skin bumps

    J

  • Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome ... skin lumps, skin cysts
  • Juvenile temporal arteritis ... nodules

    K

  • Kaposi sarcoma ... dark brown skin macules, dark brown skin nodules
  • Kaposi sarcoma, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated form ... dark brown skin macules, dark brown skin nodules
  • Kaposi sarcoma, classical indolent form ... dark brown skin macules, dark brown skin nodules
  • Kaposi sarcoma, Endemic African form ... dark brown skin macules, dark brown skin nodules
  • Kaposi sarcoma, iatrogenic form ... dark brown skin macules, dark brown skin nodules
  • Keratosis ... small raised warts

    L

  • Laryngeal carcinoma ... neck lump
  • Larynx Cancer ... neck lump
  • Launois-Bensaude adenolipomatosis ... groin lump, armpit lump, neck lump
  • Leishmaniasis ... swollen underarm glands
  • Lepidopterism ... skin bumps
  • Leprosy ... skin bumps, nodules, skin nodules
  • Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia ... skin bumps
  • Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis ... skin nodules
  • Lip cancer ... Skin lump
  • Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe ... skin bumps, skin nodules
  • Lipoma ... thigh lump, arm lump, soft painless lump, skin lump
  • Lipomatous hemangiopericytoma ... thigh lump
  • Liver cancer ... abdominal lump
  • Liver conditions ... Abdominal lump
  • Lubarsch-Pick syndrome ... skin bumps
  • Lutz-Lewandowsky ... skin bumps
  • Lutz-Lewandowsky epidermodysplasia verruciformis ... skin bumps
  • Lymphatic Filariasis ... swollen armpit lymph nodes, swollen groin lymph nodes
  • Lymphatic Obstruction ... warts
  • Lymphogranuloma venereum ... swollen groin lymph nodes
  • Lymphoma ... swollen armpit lymph nodes, swollen groin lymph nodes
  • Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis ... skin nodules

    M

  • Male Breast Cancer ... underarm lump, breast lump, breast skin pitting, breast thickening, hard painless breast lump
  • Malignant mesenchymal tumor ... lump
  • Malignant Teratocarcinosarcoma ... lump
  • Mansonella streptocerca infection ... skin bumps
  • Mantle cell lymphoma ... lump in groin, lump in neck
  • Mastitis ... lumps in breast ducts
  • Merkel cell cancer ... changes in appearance of mole
  • Mesothelioma, adult malignant ... abdominal lumps
  • Mesothelioma, adult malignant - peritoneal ... abdominal lumps
  • Mesothelioma, adult malignant - pleural ... abdominal lumps
  • Metachondromatosis ... bumps on hand, bumps on foot
  • Metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary ... neck lump
  • Mixed sclerosing bone dystrophy ... skin nodules
  • Molluscum contagiosum ... skin lesions (painless wart-like bumps)
  • Mononucleosis ... enlarged armpit lymph nodes
  • Mouth conditions ... Mouth lump
  • MSBD syndrome ... skin nodules
  • Multicentric osteolysis - nodulosis - arthropathy ... skin nodules
  • Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis ... skin nodules
  • Multiple fibrofolliculoma familial ... skin bumps
  • Multiple keratoacanthoma, Ferguson-Smith type ... skin lumps

    N

  • Neck Cancer ... Neck lump
  • Neck conditions ... Neck lump
  • Neck injury ... Neck lump
  • Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy ... skin nodules
  • Neuroblastoma ... neck lump
  • Neuroectodermal tumors primitive ... lump
  • Neurofibroma ... skin lump
  • Neurofibromatosis syndrome ... Skin lumps
  • Neurofibromatosis type 3A ... skin lumps
  • Neurofibromatosis, familial intestinal ... abdominal lump
  • Neurofibromatosis-Noonan syndrome ... skin lumps
  • Neuropathy, hereditary, sensory, radicular ... corn on big toes
  • Nipple conditions ... Breast lump
  • Nodulosis-arthropathy-osteolysis syndrome ... skin nodules
  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... underarm lymph node swelling, groin lymph node swelling
  • Nose conditions ... Nose lump

    O

  • Ocular Herpes ... sore on eyelid
  • Orf ... painful red skin lumps
  • Oropharyngeal cancer, adult ... neck lump
  • Oxalosis ... calcium oxalate crystals in eyes
  • Oxalosis, type I ... calcium oxalate crystals in eyes
  • Oxalosis, Type II ... calcium oxalate crystals in eyes

    P

  • Palate cancer ... Lump
  • Palindromic rheumatism ... skin nodules
  • Panic attack ... lump in your throat
  • Panic disorder ... lump in your throat
  • Papular mucinosis ... skin bumps
  • Paragonimiases - lung infection ... skin nodules
  • Paraomphalocele ... abdominal lump
  • Parathyroid cancer, adult ... neck lump
  • Parotid gland cancer ... Lump
  • Pelvic Cancer ... Lumps
  • Penile cancer, adult ... penis lump
  • Peripheral neuroectodermal tumor ... lump
  • Peripheral T-cell lymphoma ... lump in groin, lump in neck
  • Peyronie's disease ... penis lump
  • Pinta ... Skin lump
  • Plague ... swollen groin lymph nodes, swollen armpit lymph nodes, swollen armpit lymph nodes
  • Plasmacytoma anaplastic ... lump
  • Primary biliary cirrhosis ... skin cholesterol deposits
  • Primary granulocytic sarcoma ... lump
  • Primary Lymphatic Obstruction ... warts
  • Proctitis ... feeling of rectal fullness
  • Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia ... breast lump
  • Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, dominant form ... skin nodules
  • Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, recessive form ... skin nodules
  • Puretic syndrome ... skin tumors
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum ... nodules

    R

  • Rectal conditions ... Rectal lump
  • Rectal prolapse ... anal protrusion
  • Renal cancer ... abdominal lump
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma ... lump
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, alveolar ... lump
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal ... neck lump
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 1 ... neck lump
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 2 ... neck lump
  • Rheumatoid arthritis ... skin bumps (rheumatoid nodules)
  • River Blindness ... enlarged groin lymph nodes, skin nodules
  • Roch-Leri mesosomatous lipomatosis ... skin lumps
  • Rombo syndrome ... skin nodules
  • Rosacea ... skin bumps, pink bumps (papules), pimples, skin pimples, eyelid infection

    S

  • Salivary gland cancer, adult ... lip lump
  • Sarcoidosis ... Red lumps on the legs (erythema nodosum)
  • Sarcoma ... Lumps
  • Schopf-Schulz-Passarge syndrome ... eyelid cysts
  • Seborrheic keratosis ... small raised warts
  • Seborrhoea ... pimples
  • Secondary Lymphatic Obstruction ... warts
  • Secretory breast carcinoma ... breast lump
  • Seronegative Arthritis ... skin nodules
  • Shoulder dislocation ... bump on front of shoulder
  • Skin Diseases, Viral ... skin lumps
  • Soap allergy ... skin bumps
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma ... lump
  • Spermatocele ... a round lump that can felt on the testicle
  • Sporotrichosis ... small painless skin bump, hand painless bump, arm painless bump
  • Squamous cell carcinoma, cutaneous ... skin lumps
  • Stress-related eczema ... skin bumps
  • Stye ... eyelid abscess
  • Sun spots ... small raised warts
  • Sunscreen allergy ... skin bumps
  • Supraglottic laryngeal cancer ... neck lump
  • Synovial sarcoma ... lump
  • Syphilis ... wart-like lumps, swollen groin lymph nodes, skin tumors, enlarged groin lymph nodes

    T

  • Telangiectasia ... Lump
  • Temperature-related eczema ... skin bumps
  • Teratoma ... Lump
  • Testicular Cancer ... testicle lump, scrotum lump
  • Testicular torsion ... hardened testicle
  • Thigh conditions ... Thigh lump
  • Thigh injury ... Thigh lump
  • Thyroid cancer ... painless neck lump, neck nodule, neck lump
  • Thyroid cancer, familial medullary ... neck lump
  • Thyroid cancer, follicular ... neck lump
  • Thyroid cancer, Hurthle cell ... neck lump
  • Thyroid cancer, medullary ... neck lump
  • Thyroid cancer, papillary ... neck lump
  • Thyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect ... neck lump
  • Transitional cell carcinoma ... abdominal lump
  • Trichofolliculoma ... skin lump
  • Tuberous sclerosis ... warts
  • Tularemia ... cervical lymphadenopathy
  • Tumor ... Lump
  • Tumoral calcinosis ... foot lump, elbow lump

    U

  • Urachal cancer ... Lump
  • Urachal cyst ... Lump
  • Ureter cancer ... Abdominal lump
  • Urethral cancer ... enlarged groin lymph nodes
  • Urinary disorders ... Abdominal lump
  • Urinary system cancer ... Abdominal lump
  • Urinary tract infections ... rectal fullness feeling
  • Urticaria, Cholinergic ... skin bumps
  • Uterine prolapse ... feeling of rectal fullness

    V

  • Vagina cancer ... Lump
  • Vernal keratoconjunctivitis ... cobble-stone like bumps on upper eyelid
  • Virus associated hemophagocytic syndrome ... Cervical lymphadenopathy

    W

  • Warthin's tumour ... Neck lump
  • Warts ... skin lump growths, dark brown warts, warts
  • Wegener's granulomatosis ... skin nodules
  • Wells syndrome ... Nodules, skin lump
  • WHIM syndrome ... Warts
  • Whitlow ... swollen armpit lymph nodes
  • Wrist conditions ... Wrist lump
  • Wrist fracture ... Wrist lump
  • Wrist injury ... Wrist lump

    X

  • Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis ... Abdominal lump

    Y

  • Yaws ... skin nodules

    Z

  • Zuskas Disease ... Breast lump, Areolar lump

    Conditions listing complications: Lump:

    The following list of conditions have 'Lump' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    E

  • Eczema ... warts

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    • Causes of Lump Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Lump based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

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    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Lump, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

    Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

    Classifications of Lump:

    Subtypes of Lump:

    Groin lump (22 causes), Breast lump (16 causes), Skin bumps (141 causes), Skin lump (17 causes), Nodule, Nodules (5 causes), Anal lump (8 causes), Underarm lump (16 causes), Ankle lump, Arm lump (3 causes), Back lump, Buttock lump, Calf lump, Chest lump, Chin lump, Ear lump, Elbow lump (1 cause), Eye lump (3 causes), Facial lump (1 cause), Finger lump, Fingernail lump, Foot lump (1 cause), Heel lump, Knee lump, Leg lump (2 causes), Lip lump (1 cause), Mouth lump (2 causes), Nipple lump, Nose lump (1 cause), Thigh lump (4 causes), Toe lump (1 cause), Wrist lump (4 causes), Shin lump, Kneecap lump, Behind-knee lump, Palm lump, Anal lump (8 causes), Breast lump (16 causes), Eyelid lump (6 causes), Groin lump (22 causes), Neck lump (40 causes), Rectal lump (8 causes), Testicle lump (3 causes), Underarm lump (16 causes), Femoral lump, Persistent lump at site of injection, Buffalo Hump, Skin tumors (3 causes), Cervical lymphadenopathy (3 causes), Nipple lump (male), Skin nodules (34 causes), Warts (18 causes), Pimples (12 causes), Inguinal swelling, genital warts (5 causes), pustules (8 causes)

    Symptoms related to Lump:

    Swelling (2975 causes), Pain (5444 causes), Skin symptoms (3491 causes), Breast lump (16 causes), Skin lump (17 causes), Groin lump (22 causes), Cyst (50 causes), Abscess (17 causes), Lipoma, Benign tumor, Exostoses, Fibroma, Cancer, Injury, Enlarged organ, Swollen lymph node

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