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SWOLLEN LYMPH NODE!!

Hello, PLEASE HELP!!  I have a swollen bump on my leg, could it be a swollen lymph node?  I have not has sex in a year would it take that long for a node to swell?  Also Are nodes in the skin or under the skin?   I can squeez the fat and lift the bump would that even be a node?
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no chance......you are fine.  
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277836 tn?1359666174
its a cist not a lymph node
cist are common in the legs let your dr look at it
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