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Do Lumps In Skull Suggest Cancer?

I have a friend that has a strong history of cancer of all kinds in his fmaily. He discovered some lumps about the size of a cherry on his skull and when he went to see a Primary Care physician he was referred right away to a surgeon due to this family history. Are these lumps associated with some kind of cancer? He stated that his fathers' cancer started that way.
Thu, 21 May 2015
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Hi,Dear,thanks for the query.From the details given,prima facie it most probably would be cancer unless proved otherwise by a biopsy due to the family history.I would have advised fnac-before opining on the query,because not all lumps are cancerous,and it could be benign lump even.So dont get scared till you get the FNAC report clarifies the doubts you had due to the family history.Thnks.Hope this would resolve your query.Wellcome again to HCM.
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Do Lumps In Skull Suggest Cancer?

Hi,Dear,thanks for the query.From the details given,prima facie it most probably would be cancer unless proved otherwise by a biopsy due to the family history.I would have advised fnac-before opining on the query,because not all lumps are cancerous,and it could be benign lump even.So dont get scared till you get the FNAC report clarifies the doubts you had due to the family history.Thnks.Hope this would resolve your query.Wellcome again to HCM.