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What Does Painful Lump On Top Of Spine With Neck Stiffness Indicate?

I have just noticed a hard like painful, marble sized lump at the base of my neck on left side at the top of my spine. My neck is very stiff and feels like a muscle pulling down into my shoulder. The lump moves when I touch it, and feels like a marble. What could this be? Any idea?
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
You may have occipital lymphnode enlargement. or you may have some soft tissue tumour like lipoma or neurofibroma. You should go for fine needle aspiration cytology or biopsy. It will give you exact diagnosis then you should take treatment accordingly.

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What Does Painful Lump On Top Of Spine With Neck Stiffness Indicate?

Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have occipital lymphnode enlargement. or you may have some soft tissue tumour like lipoma or neurofibroma. You should go for fine needle aspiration cytology or biopsy. It will give you exact diagnosis then you should take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/Drsanghvihardik, I will be happy to answer you. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.