<s>[INST] I just noticed a lump about an inch above my belly button. It doesn't really hurt unless I press it very hard and then it sort of feels like putting pressure on a tight muscle. I just happened to notice it in the mirror on Sunday -- but until then had not seen it. It's hard to describe the consistency -- but it's definite mass that's sort of bouncy... Now when I look at it, it sticks out sort of like a small golf ball but not that hard ... I am scheduled to go to my doctor for a quick check tomorrow. I'm hoping it's a BENIGN lipoma, cyst, even a hernia -- but am deathly afraid it's a malignant tumor or some sort .... Any chance it could be something that's completely HARMLESS? Any ideas? [/INST] What you have described is likely a benign swelling .... but it needs evaluation by clinical examination followed by imaging and Biopsy as indicated by clinical findings </s>