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My 6 yr old son developed about 2 cm round lump on back of his head. it started 3 weeks ago and is growing. feels hard under the normal skin. no pain?
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Head lump??: See if he has a symmetrical lump on the other side which you just never noticed before. If not it is most likely that you are feeling a lymph node. Bring it to the attention of his doc and go from there.
Answered 3/6/2016
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