<human>: I feel a hard lump on the outside of my shin bone I also have 2 cysts on my right rib cage I got these checked about 2 years ago and was told that are just cysts I am a bit concerned about the shin bone though what do you think this could be I have no pain
<bot>: Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood your concerns. Hard lump on the shin-bone can be due to the following reasons:It can be an organized hematoma which might have formed a long ago due to some trauma in the past.  This is fixed and hard. There is no actual treatment and not needed as there is no pain or tenderness. If this is due to a sebaceous cyst, there would a dimple on skin caused by duct of the gland; this may be mildly mobile and softer. Lipoma is freely mobile, of a long duration and non-tender. Neurofibromas are usually multiple, firm to hard and non-tender. The cyst on the rib cage are also noted. I would advise you the following in such a situation:Get an ultrasound and FNAC if required so that a proper diagnosis is made and future treatment is planned.