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What Causes Swelling At The Mastoid Bone?

I have a very hard boney type of swelling at upper part of my mastoid bone. About two week before i notice it. It is totally painless and hard. Plz help me what it is? I visited medical specialist and he told me this not lymph node there for do t worry and leave it.
Fri, 31 Aug 2018
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Hi,

It could be a lipoma or fibroma. These are common benign tumors - you need to worry if they grow in size, become painful or red or develop ulcers on it. It then needs a biopsy.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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What Causes Swelling At The Mastoid Bone?

Hi, It could be a lipoma or fibroma. These are common benign tumors - you need to worry if they grow in size, become painful or red or develop ulcers on it. It then needs a biopsy. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.