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A 41-year-old female asked:

I seem to have a what feels like a lump on top left side of my skull size of r2 coin. its not sore, feels like protruding bone from the fissure?

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Dr. Donald Colantino
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Exam needed: If the lump is boney hard, it may be a benign exostosis which is a boney protrusion in the skull usually nonserious requiring no treatment. If the lump is soft it may be an ingrown hair, inclusion cyst or lipoma. A physician would have to examine it to make a diagnosis and advise you.
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