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A member asked:
Would a lipoma or pilar cyst cause a dent to form in the skull? had this for 15 years flares up and feels bruised then swelling subsides and indents.
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IT IS A PILAR CYST: MOST LIKELY IT IS A PILAR CYST, LIPOMA DO NOT GET INFLAMED. IT IS A SPACE OCCUPYING LESION, IT COULD SHOW WHAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE A DENT
Answered 6/17/2014
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