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A member asked:
Lump behind ear i found a lump behind my right ear in the morning when getting ready for work. what could it possibly be?
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Hard to say: Could be an infected hair follice, could be a lymph node, could be a cyst, could be a lipoma. Hard to say w/o a picture, may want to get it looked at.
Answered 5/17/2014
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