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I have a hard painless lump on the bone behind my ear. what could it be?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
? lymph node: Could be a lymph node or cyst if it moves around. Hard to tell without an examination. If it's on the other side as well, could just be a prominence of the bone.
Answered 10/4/2014
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