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Good evening. i have a lump on the back of my head that has been around for at least a month. i recently touched it, and it is now painful and tender.

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

See a DR: Probably a benign but inflamed trichilemmal cyst. But there are numerous other possibilities. Removing it will probably be easy.

Answered 9/17/2017

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A member asked:

Good evening. i have a lump on the back of my head that has been around for at least a month. i recently touched it, and it is now painful and tender.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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