Lump or bump on the fingers, hand, or wrist
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Lump or bump on the fingers, hand, or wrist
A lump or bump on a finger, hand, or wrist may have many causes.
- A soft, rubbery bump on the front or back of your wrist may be a ganglion. A ganglion is not serious and can be left alone unless it is painful or interferes with normal activity.
- A hard bump on the palm of the hand may be caused by Dupuytren's disease.
- Bumps around the joints may be caused by osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or a cyst that is filled with mucus (mucinous cyst).
- A tender bump (nodule) on the palm may occur near a trigger finger or trigger thumb. The bump may appear to move when you bend or straighten your finger or thumb.
- Tumors, both noncancerous or cancerous, can develop on a finger, hand, or wrist.
- A lump or bump may develop after an injury.
Treatment depends on the cause of the lump or bump.
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Last Updated | November 13, 2008 |
| Last updated: | November 13, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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