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What Does A Hard Bump On The Back Of The Head Indicate?
So I m just concerned because I feel a weird hard bump on the back side of my head it s close to my ear a little bit above where my neck ends it feels like it would be part of my skull and when I press on it sometime I feel very slight pain. Is it something I should worry about?
Tue, 4 Jun 2019
Hi,
In most cases, this is just a swollen lymph node which doesn't require any specific treatment.
Also, considering your description this may be some other benign subcutaneous lesion such as lipoma, fibroma or atheroma and if there are no skin changes such as redness, pus discharge or pain and fever then you should not be worried since it can be easily surgically removed under local anesthesia.
Then it there are doubts it can be sent to the patohistologic analysis.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
In most cases, this is just a swollen lymph node which doesn't require any specific treatment.
Also, considering your description this may be some other benign subcutaneous lesion such as lipoma, fibroma or atheroma and if there are no skin changes such as redness, pus discharge or pain and fever then you should not be worried since it can be easily surgically removed under local anesthesia.
Then it there are doubts it can be sent to the patohistologic analysis.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
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