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5cm bump under my skin below my chin near where neck meets. shotty node? no pain or illness. noticed 8wks could've been there longer. moves and soft.

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Cyst?: Sounds like you may have developed a sebaceous cyst. I would suggest that you see your family physician and get a referral to a plastic surgeon in excise it. I mention a plastic surgeon because of the nature of the site and you want a nice healed area.

Answered 6/22/2019

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