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Q: Tumor: biopsy or removal?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on March 19th, 2007

I have a lump under my skin in the back of my head just under the hairline. It's about 3 inches to the right of my left ear. One of the doctors thinks that is about 1/2 cm. It hurts occassionally. I'm told that a biopsy won't be done unless it is bigger than 1 cm. I don't want to wait until it grows. I noticed it about 2 1/2 months ago and it has not changed in size. I have seen the doctor 5 times for this and all I get is "it is probably nothing". What do you think?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on March 26th, 2007

Cancers Answer A2512

According to the description of a "lump under the skin “, you could be experiencing some benign tumor. In this case, it seems that you don’t need biopsy. Rather, the whole tumor can be removed and then examined by a pathologist. You can consult a plastic surgeon about this.

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