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Follow up to previous ques, have lentil size bump directly behind/under ear, deep inside skin. if a cyst how long until it goes away? not neck cancer?
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Lymph nodes node: if you have a lump under your ear right on the bone then it is a periauricular lymph node. If it is 1 cm or smaller then continue to observe. Although neck cancel can cause lymph node Sao could an infected ear piercing and skin cancer like melanoma. Your doctor will look at your hair and evaluate.
Answered 12/2/2014
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