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Hello! so i've been having a lump behind my neck next to hairlines for a year and it doesn't change at all. sometimes i feel like it's swollen but there and become a size of a nickle, but after that it reverse to it's pea size. if i bend my neck ex. on le

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Sebaceous cyst: Perhaps you're describing a sebaceous cyst (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sebaceous-cysts/basics/definition/con-20031599) or ingrown hair follicle. Go see your Family Doc for diagnosis & treatment.

Answered 8/17/2015

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A member asked:

Hello! so i've been having a lump behind my neck next to hairlines for a year and it doesn't change at all. sometimes i feel like it's swollen but there and become a size of a nickle, but after that it reverse to it's pea size. if i bend my neck ex. on le

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