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I have a mass in my calf muscle, what Doctor should I see so I'm taken seriously?

I've been to two (2) clinics and my pcp. I've had an ultrasound only to be told it's a resolving cyst or a hematoma, but it's getting larger and starting to make my leg ache.

The PCP said it can't be a cyst because it started out way too big and I swear I have NEVER injured my leg, not even a bump.
---When it started---
I noticed a sightly uncomfortable sensation only when squatting down about 9 months ago. 3 months ago I went to squat down to put away laundry and it kinda hurt. The pain prompted me to examine my leg and that is when I noticed a lump at the bottom of my calf muscle and flexing only made it more noticeable. Two clinic visits, an ultrasound and one pcp later still no answers or guesses. The mass is getting larger. My pcp was supposed to view the u/s results that the clinic ordered, but I haven't heard from him.
My left calf is noticeably bigger than my right.


Ok, so now to my question. What type Doctor should I see? I want a CT of my leg because what started out as a tiny marble sized lump is now the size of an egg, it doesn't move freely, it is hard and I CAN FEEL IT IN MY MUSCLE as if is growing into my calf.
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Hi ——   a cyst  as distinguished  from an abscess  ?  But an abscess   is  soft , ,  —— soft -ish , , ——    I  would  get a biopsy ——  I am sure it is NOT  cancer , , ——  but ,  I got breast cancer diagnosed    5 years  ago , ——    I coudn't even  feel  it  btw —— !           But      they  will   give you an anaesthesia   around    the  lump —— then biopsy it   ——   it is NOT  painful   ———  if it is cancer  , ,     find out   right  away    —  ——    When   I     went  to the  doctor , a
gynecologist   , it was already stage IV  ,  ——   Best  to  you  ——  it is probably  not cancer , , , just  rule it  out  ——
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