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Found a small bump on the left side of my head, it doesn't hurt (rather, didn't until i kept putting pressure on it, now it hurts to touch but i would?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Bump: A bump on the head could be a number of things, but most common would be either a lipoma or a sebaceous cyst. Other possibilities would be fibroma or perhaps bone cyst. Best idea is to quit touching it and have it checked.

Answered 6/22/2016

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