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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Should I Be Concerned For Squishy Spot On Head?

I found a pretty sizable squishy spot (about 4" wide) on the side of my 1 year old's head last night (Saturday.) It doesn't seem to hurt him. He did fall on Thursday, but didn't seem too bothered by it and settled down in 20-30 seconds. He has no abnormal symptoms or behaviors. We took him to the ER last night and they suggested a cat scan. With the increase cancer risk from ct scans, we declined it. We will see our pediatrician tomorrow (Monday.) Could this be completely unrelated to a fall? How concerned should I be?
Thu, 6 Mar 2014
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Hello. It can be related to the fall. It can be collection of blood clot underneath the skin only. To rule everything out a CT scan is of good use. The risk of cancer is minimal really in doing a CT scan. A skull x-ray will just see bone but not fluid or any abnormal growth. And its still radiation.
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Should I Be Concerned For Squishy Spot On Head?

Hello. It can be related to the fall. It can be collection of blood clot underneath the skin only. To rule everything out a CT scan is of good use. The risk of cancer is minimal really in doing a CT scan. A skull x-ray will just see bone but not fluid or any abnormal growth. And its still radiation.