Hard lump at xiphoid process

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Avatar m tn The vet took some x-rays and blood samples and the xray showed no shadow in the area of the lump. However; it did show a fractured xiphoid process, which deviated outwards and stood apart from the rest of the septum (but not separated-so the tissue connecting it to the main bone is still intact) The vet said there was no need for any treatment in my cat's situation but I am a little wary still.
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Avatar m tn Yeah its a harder lump at the end of the xiphoid process. I was told that may be what it is, just the process itself, but I have my doubts. It is below the skin, not a skin tag.
Avatar f tn Maybe you could ask your Doctor if it's your xiphoid process. Usually this happens between the ages of 15-29 but some can be later. Part of the sternum is cartilage but when you reach a certain age, it fuses to the rest of the sternum and hardens. Sometimes this fusing causes a lump to form. This is why you have to be careful giving CPR in applying the pressure. The cartilage that hardens is the shape of a blade and can break off, stabbing the heart.
Avatar f tn it's perfectly normal. It's called the xiphoid process or xiphoid bone. As you get older the soft cartilage turns into a hard bone. If you ever debone a backed chicken, you get see it where the breast bones meet in the front. Mine is visible when lying down, with some people it sticks out more. When I lost weight, I noticed it more, so perhaps with the pregnancy, it didn't show as much. I also was worried when I discovered after losing the weight!
Avatar n tn Hi, My husband has been diagnosed with chronic Hepatitis B four years ago. His father just died of liver cancer that time because if Hep B, and himself and his siblings got tested for the virus. He was the only one who tested positive and although he just got tested, he probably had the virus since he was a child. He has a gastroenterologist who placed him on a combination treatment of two know Hepatitis B drugs - Baraclude and Hepsera.
Avatar f tn Hi all, I recently noticed a swelling directly on my xiphoid process. It is probably 2inches wide and can be seen when i suck in my stomach. It hurts to the touch and is a little frightening. I know that you can strain the xiphoid just like anything else, but I have been an athlete all my life and never had any problems here...any advice?
Avatar m tn For as long as I can remember my xiphoid process has been crooked. It bends sharply to the right. I don't know how it got this way. I don't recall ever having injured it. I think I was born with a crooked xiphoid process. I now suspect it is the cause of the esophagus pain I have been experiencing since the end of November 2015. I am now investigating this, which is why I'm asking here if a crooked xiphoid process can interfere with the esophagus?
Avatar n tn It is elongated and flat and extends from the base of the neck to the pit of the abdomen. At the very bottom portion of the sternum is a cartilage called the xiphisternum or xiphoid process, Sometimes is can become harden and curl upward. However this should not be reducible. In that area the hernia that is most prevalent is a Hiatal Hernia. I have one...and 60% of America develop one before the age of 60. I have never heard of this being palpable or reducable.
Avatar m tn Hey Guys, For about 5 months I have had a Lump below my sternum seems to be exactly where the Xiphoid process is. Sometimes when I bend down or bend over it will feel out of place. Never really worries me and does not seem to be getting bigger, and does not hurt when touched. If i stick my chest out you can see it. Can this cause me any problems, is it something I should worry about? When i lie down on my side the lump moves more to the side that I lay on, is that normal?
Avatar n tn Also, the dr did shave down the xiphoid process so it wouldnt protrude after the tummy tuck, in case that is relevant. But that is a few inches above i believe. If you have any ideas or if you think it might be fixable, I'd appreciate any input. I will see my surgeon on thursday. By the way, my original bypass surgeon is the one who did my latest surgery as well. He is very experienced. I hate that this lump is there! Thanks so much in advance!
323551 tn?1255174750 I had that anxiety for so long and so hard that eventually the stress eventually cracked the Xiphoid Process bone, that lil bone that hangs down from the center of the chest. Actually, up to the age of 40 the xiphoid process 'bone' is actually cartilage and had been calcifying with the rest of the chest cavity into bone.
Avatar m tn Hello everyone. Lately I've been really stressed and I'm always thinking that there is something wrong with me. I found a lump under my sternum and I thought that I had cancer, but it was just my xiphoid process. Now I'm dealing with some kind of headaches that they last no more than 4-5 seconds. They are not painful at all, and it feels more like a weak preasure. They keep coming back every now and then, sometimes sooner, sometimes not, and in different part of my head every time.
1493846 tn?1288667701 Today I noticed that my Xiphoid Process has shifted to the right of my sternum.
Avatar n tn If I lay on my stomach the area juts out and doesn't "beat", so I think it's my xiphoid process (where the cartilage of the ribs joins together)...I guess that would explain why it beats?
Avatar f tn For the past several years I have been having a sharp, sudden onset, stabbing pain right under my xiphoid process. The pain radiates around my lower rib margin, into my back, and at about my 12th thoracic vetebrae. When the pain is radiating to my back it's a sharp tightening pain, almost like my muscle is tightening or spasm pain. I will try and extend my back and stretch to relieve the pain, but as soon as I relax from the stretch it's as though the pain gets worse.
Avatar n tn I'm 19 years old, and first noticed the lump a few months ago. I hadn't recently lost a lot of weight, but I had started to excercise around the time I first noticed it. I'm not sure if its related to my lifestyle or not, but that was the only change I can think of occuring before I found it.
Avatar f tn Every since the surgery, I have had extreme pain down the middle of my chest. There is a protrusion at the point where the Xiphoid is located. I just recently received the results from an MRI of my abdominal/chest. The test stated that my righ rectus adominis muscle is athrophy and my left rectus adominis muscle is heteregeneous and demonstrates some athrophy. It also stated that there was some post surgical materials in the subxiphoid and sucanteaneous tissue.
Avatar m tn s strange that you should mention elongated styloid process - about a year ago I went to the docs complaining of a strange hard, long lump near one of my tonsils. I mentioned the idea of eagleclaw, but they dismissed it without any more than a few prods with a finger. I have so many swallowing issues and neck mobility issues it's hard to count. We'll see what happens...
Avatar m tn also just below where your rib cage meets above the stomach i can feel like a bony lump but the doctor said this is my xiphoid process?
Avatar f tn ( is this still normal since my menstruation has been delayed ? or should i seek a doctor immediately?
Avatar n tn The antigen in the shot starts a chain of reaction through which antibodies against that particular infection is formed in your body. This also starts a local inflammatory process. This process can form a lump that does not get absorbed back into the system. The lump is harmless. And yes, it can persist for 2 odd years and may be more. However, the lump may also be a ganglion cyst or neurofibroma or a lipoma--all of which are non-cancerous.
Avatar n tn Hi, 23 y/o female........I have a question regarding a lump in my neck muscle. It has been there for about a year and I dont think it has grown any larger. It seems to be located deep to the sternomastoid muscle just under the mastoid process of the skull. My doctor said it felt like a trigger point...however it does not hurt at all and feels like it is almost inside or attached to the muscle.
Avatar f tn But what is really odd is just today i cant eat well and been vomiting for more than 8x already also i feel very painful in my tummy..specially on my xiphoid process..anybody..moms and doctors pls answer what is happening to me. im also alone now. nobody could help is this a fatal thing???