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Hi i have a painful lump in back of my neck it hurts to move or touch the left side of back of neck im 53yrs old and i know its not a regular cyst?

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Lymph node?: Sounds like it is a cyst - trichilemmal or sebaceous or possibly a lymph node.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 10/31/2018

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