Hard lumps below the ribs may be caused by lipoma, bone tumor, liver disease, fracture deformity healing, etc. Surgery, medication, radiotherapy or conservative treatment can be carried out.
1. Lipoma: Local fat tissue abnormally proliferates and accumulates to form a benign tumor, which will lead to the symptom of hard lump below the rib cage. It is mainly treated by surgical resection.
2. Bone tumors: Bone tumors on the ribs will also be manifested as hard lumps below the ribs. Benign bone tumors are usually treated by surgical resection, while malignant bone tumors may need radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other treatments in addition to surgical treatment.
3. Liver disease: Cirrhosis and liver tumor may also lead to hard lumps under the ribs. Cirrhosis of liver should take liver-protecting and liver-protecting drugs in time, such as diammonium glycyrrhizinate, etc.; if there is viral hepatitis, it can be treated with drugs such as entecavir and lamivudine during the period of acute infection; liver tumors are recommended to be treated by surgery.
4. Fracture deformity healing: deformity healing occurs after rib fracture due to various reasons, hard lumps below the ribs will also appear, generally conservative treatment is taken, if it seriously affects the activities and respiratory function, surgical treatment may be needed.
If there is a hard lump under the rib, there may be other reasons, you need to consult a doctor in time, and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.