A Melbourne man has been stabbed in the chest after he refused to hand his mobile phone to a man who claimed he wanted to borrow it.

A Melbourne man has been stabbed in the chest after he refused to hand his mobile phone to a man who claimed he wanted to borrow it.

The injured 27-year-old Mulgrave man was rushed to the Monash Medical Centre by a friend on Friday morning.

The injured 27-year-old Mulgrave man was rushed to the Monash Medical Centre by a friend on Friday morning.