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I have this lump in my left nostril on the right side i was told it was probably a nasal polyp i asked half a year ago and its been there since i could remember and theres no symptoms of nasal polyps or anything ?

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Nasal bump: There are a variety of conditions that can produce a nasal bump. Usually nasal polyps are way inside and is hard to see without an instrument. Some lesion can be a sebaceous cyst, large turbinate, or tumor.

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Answered 7/26/2020

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