My 14 year old son has a firm but moveable lump on his wrist. Two different doctors have told me not to worry about it, but how can I make sure it is benign without a biopsy? It looks like a ganglion cyst, but the only way to know for sure is to remove it. Should I take him to a third doctor and have it removed?
Hello Dear Warm welcome to Chat Doctor I have evaluated your query for your son thoroughly. 1) Many of the diagnosis are made on clinical grounds up to utmost security as the case of ganglion cyst depending upon its location, appearance, consistency and clinical experience .2) The biopsy in such cases is confirmatory only, not diagnostic .3) You can obviously go for excision with third doctor as well as biopsy for final confirmation. Hope this clears your doubt Wishing him fine recovery Welcome for any further assistance Take Care