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I have two lumps on the back of my head
A 61-year-old female asked:

Dr. Diane Minichanswered
Family Medicine 38 years experience
See your doctor: A physician would have to examine the lumps to see what they could be.
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old male asked:

Dr. James Gulleyanswered
Hematology and Oncology 27 years experience
I would get them che: Painless lumps at the base of the neck could represent a variety of different things including cancer. Generally red swollen and painful lymph nodes m... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Siegfried Schmidtanswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Need to be checked: Any lump could potentially be of significance, be cancerous. You may be dealing with benign (non cancerous) lymphnodes, cysts of the skin, fatty tumor... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Ritesh Rathoreanswered
Hematology and Oncology 31 years experience
Need evaluation: Lumps in this area can be infections, fatty tumors, enlarged lymph glands, or sometimes cancerous. Please have your internist check them out.
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Lymph node: There are thousands of lymph node located around the body that help screen out germs. There are many in the neck, head & behind the ear. At rest these... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Lymph nodes: Lymph nodes are normal structures that sift serum before it returns to the blood stream. They are often found easily on the head/neck where they are n... Read More
95 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Farhad Sigarianswered
Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery 21 years experience
Inflammed lymph node: People often get an inflammed lymph node there that can result from a scalp infection/irritation or a poster sinus inflammation. These usually resolve... Read More
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 17-year-old female asked:

Dr. Marsha Davisanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Are you sure it : Is new? That is a place most people have a lump on their skull. If it is new have it evaluated.
3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. Mark Westonanswered
Orthopedic Spine Surgery 32 years experience
Normal bony promence: Spinous process of the c6c7 vertebrae are palpable in thin people when they bend neck forward.
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 16-year-old female asked:

Dr. Christopher Burressanswered
Internal Medicine 17 years experience
Unclear: "Lumps" in throat are difficult to ascertain what they are without physically visualizing them. Need to be evaluated by physician.
424 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Lymph node: There are many lymph nodes in the neck and back of the head that are often more noticeable because they are located where our fat pads don't hide them... Read More
4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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