# I have a growth on my chest **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 9, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877 "2018-05-09T20:36:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/1 "2018-05-09T20:36:24Z")
[It has teeth, hair and nails.](http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l601/lkoski49/growth_zpskzg77jfg.jpg) I remove it but it just keeps coming back and it’s growing every day. I hope it’s not a teratoma. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/2 "2018-05-09T20:45:29Z")
Ack! It’s alive!!! I like the looks of it. Maybe you should consider it a unique accessory. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/3 "2018-05-09T21:02:26Z")
A growth like that needs a name. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/4 "2018-05-09T21:03:43Z")
Teri-Tom? ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/5 "2018-05-09T21:33:00Z")
I was considering cutting a slit on a shirt and doing a little movie of him bursting out of my chest like the alien. ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/6 "2018-05-09T21:33:59Z")
> [@pohjonen](#): > > I remove it but it just keeps coming back and it’s growing every day. > > I hope it’s not a teratoma. You’re probably catastrophizing, and I think you’ve miscategorized it. I think you should gather it all up - the whole kit & caboodle - and go down to the lab and see if you can get a CAT scan. (Maybe the black lab.) 😉 PS - on your way, don’t litter. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enter_the_Flagon)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/7 "2018-05-09T23:00:37Z")
> [@pohjonen](#): > > I was considering cutting a slit on a shirt and doing a little movie of him bursting out of my chest like the alien. Careful, a video like that could shock somebody into catalepsy. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/8 "2018-05-09T23:22:46Z")
Do you have a ‘Catscratch fever’ with your condition? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/9 "2018-05-09T23:24:51Z")
[Quato?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBkS7uMDTqs) or [Tiny Attorney?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4xIEKZKrFk) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/10 "2018-05-10T00:53:24Z")
**[Oh Dear God it’s growing bigger!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIxetRsd_2c)** ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/11 "2018-05-10T00:56:09Z")
[Gotta be careful, those things can get out of hand.](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/07/22/article-0-0A87D9B9000005DC-452_634x391.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/12 "2018-05-10T00:57:56Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > **[Oh Dear God it’s growing bigger!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIxetRsd_2c)** That is a somewhat unsettling clip. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/13 "2018-05-10T01:04:55Z")
Yep, it’s malignant! ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/14 "2018-05-10T01:11:27Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Yep, it’s malignant! This is just the catalyst I need to take better care of my health. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/15 "2018-05-10T20:53:06Z")
Does it drag you into the litter box? ---
**Author:** ![Sveltington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Sveltington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sveltington)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/16 "2018-05-11T01:44:04Z")
Oh Og! WHY did I google teratoma? Nice cat ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/17 "2018-05-11T05:31:36Z")
You paw thing. You’re not kitten, that’s a heckuva growrth. But I’m sure the doctor will cat it right off, they just love to play with their lasers. I hope you’re feline supurrb again real soon. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/18 "2018-05-11T05:41:16Z")
I thought you weren’t going to let not-your-kitten in the house? 😃 He’s adorable! ---
**Author:** ![sabernode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@sabernode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sabernode)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/19 "2018-05-11T08:28:02Z")
> [@pohjonen](#): > > [It has teeth, hair and nails.](http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l601/lkoski49/growth_zpskzg77jfg.jpg) > > I remove it but it just keeps coming back and it’s growing every day. > > I hope it’s not a teratoma. A Teratoma is a germ cell tumor and it may be present as a painful lump. I hope what you have is not similar to what I heard. Just have it diagnosed by your doctor to lessen your worries. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877/20 "2018-05-11T16:54:42Z")
> [@sabernode](#): > > A Teratoma is a germ cell tumor and it may be present as a painful lump. I hope what you have is not similar to what I heard. Just have it diagnosed by your doctor to lessen your worries. Whoosh? Click on her link. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-growth-on-my-chest/813877.md?page=2)