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My son came to me with a hard lump on top of his head. hard. size of small bouncy ball cut in half. no recent trauma he recalls.no pain. no redness or bruising. neuro appears wnl.

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Dr. Joseph Bark
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Dermatology 51 years experience
Cyst?: A dermatologist to see this lesion because it is so atypical to have a lesion of some size suddenly on the head of young person without preceding trauma or other occurrences. Was there a bite? Was there minor trauma which could be a organizing hematoma? See your dermatologist a soon as possible!
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