I have a lump on my wrist its been there for 8 months it doent hurt and its about the size of a pea ?

Question

I have a lump on my wrist its been there for 8 months it doent hurt and its about the size of a pea ?

Answer 1

It sounds like you have a cyst. I would get it looked at, but usually as long as it doesn't get any bigger they won't do anything about it. It will go away on its' own.

Answer 2

Wiggle your fingers individually. If that causes the bump to move around, it's a ganglion. If it doesn't move, you just have a bone that sticks out. I have a bone that sticks out and it only gives me trouble when I bump it into things.

Answer 3

You should have this examined as no one here can tell you exactly what this is . . it is possible for cancer to occur in this location as well as benign conditions such as a cyst. You will need a clinical examination though. The type of cancer associated with this location is usually a sarcoma . . which is a cancer of the muscles, bone, tendons, joints, cartiliage, ligaments, and blood vessels. Melanoma and other types of skin cancer can also occur . .but the lump is suggestive of sarcoma. Cancer is generally painless in the early stages, so you need to have this checked.

Malignant tumors of the hand and wrist

http://www.jaaos.org/cgi/content/abstrac...

ACS: What is a soft tissue sarcoma?

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/conten...

Answer 4

it is probably what is known as a ganglion cyst..  I just had one removed several months ago.  It usually does not cause any pain, just annoying at times. Your physician can tell you for sure....

Answer 5

It sounds like a Ganglion Cyst. My daughter had one removed by her doctor.

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ganglion_...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganglion_cy...

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ganglio...

I hope this helps...

Answer 6

A doctor is the only one who can diagnose it, it can not be done over the internet, even if one of us was a Doctor. And I doubt if many of us are.

It could be a cyst. If it has not changed much in that amount of time, it probably is not too serious. But see a doctor and find out.

Answer 7

If it's not hurting leave it alone! I have one and I thought it was a ganglion cyst and tried to pop it. It was tendinitis. Because I had aggravated it I had to get a cortisone injection to stop the pain but the lump is still there.