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Blue hard lump under the skin on my 4 year old's back next to spinal cord. its been there since early this year. it seems not to cause any pain.

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Missing data: Any lump near the spinal cord is suspect. If you would consider it mid line, neither Rt or Lt of center it is even more a problem because it could relate to the spine itself. I would have it evaluated.

Answered 1/5/2019

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A member asked:

Blue hard lump under the skin on my 4 year old's back next to spinal cord. its been there since early this year. it seems not to cause any pain.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. James Ferguson answered

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