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What Causes Small Lump On The Face?
For over a year I have had a small lump on side of face from the bottom of the ear lobe upwards. It has never bothered me. It is soft to touch. It is now probably twice the size from a year ago. A friend of mine who is a nurse looked at it today and felt it and said it does not feel like a tumor. Any ideas?
Mon, 26 May 2014
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
A lump which is slowly growing may not bother you.
But you say it has doubled in 1 year.
This can be a lymph node or a small tumor of parotid or so.
The easiest way is to get an ultrasonography done and get FNAC=fine needle aspiration cytology done.
This will give us the correct diagnosis and guideline for treatment.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
A lump which is slowly growing may not bother you.
But you say it has doubled in 1 year.
This can be a lymph node or a small tumor of parotid or so.
The easiest way is to get an ultrasonography done and get FNAC=fine needle aspiration cytology done.
This will give us the correct diagnosis and guideline for treatment.
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