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What Would A Knot On Back Of Head On Both Sides Indicate?
Hi when my son was six months old they removed his left eye. he had cancer. he is now forty one is about 5foot six inches weighes about 290 has high blood pressure. hes had this knot on the right side of the back of his head kinda even with his ear.now theres one growing on left side. its growing fast and painful to touch.what could it be?
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
Hello,
Without an exam, I can only give general information. And seeing how deep in it is would tell a lot. The cancer in the eye is a childhood thing that does NOT cause later cancers.
It's pretty common to either have boils on the skin (near surface, tender, looks like a boil) or development of arthritis and new bone in the neck bones at the top of the spine (bony, deep in, near spine).
There are many other causes but they are nowhere near as common as these.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
Without an exam, I can only give general information. And seeing how deep in it is would tell a lot. The cancer in the eye is a childhood thing that does NOT cause later cancers.
It's pretty common to either have boils on the skin (near surface, tender, looks like a boil) or development of arthritis and new bone in the neck bones at the top of the spine (bony, deep in, near spine).
There are many other causes but they are nowhere near as common as these.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
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