PODIATRIST WARNS AGAINST IGNORING LUMPS OR BUMPS ON THE FOOT

Have a lump or bump on your foot? Whether it’s painful or not, it could potentially signal a serious condition. “Whether your bump or lump is pea-sized or golf ball-sized, it should not go ignored. A proper diagnosis is key to proper treatment,” says Michael Coyer, DPM,  board-certified foot and ankle surgeon and a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

 

Dr. Michael Coyer

 

Sometimes, Dr. Coyer notes, a bump is suspected of being cancerous. In this case, your foot and ankle surgeon will perform a biopsy and if it is indeed cancer, will perform surgery to remove the mass, working in tandem with an oncologist for cancer treatment.

 

Source: Register-Herald [6/11/23]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News