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Lump Over Occipital Process

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Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

i have a hard lump on the bottom of my right occipital bone an inch or two behind the ear, on the outside of the skull, near the bottom. is it possibly something serious like cancer? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

I have a lump on the left occipital area. It has been developing overtime I think, but I notice it's enlarging albeit slowly. It's firm but painless. I have no associated symptoms. Am 57 yr old male. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr.   Ashish Verma MD

Yesterday I noticed a painful grape size lump on the right side of my occipital bone . About 3-4 fingers back from ear. It is hard and feels like bone. I also have a small enlarged node down lower on ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashish Verma ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Remy Koshy MD

I fell 2 weeks ago ER doctor. Head injury . With hematoma on occipital bone with no break to the bone. The overall swelling and discoloring have pretty much gone hot I have a lump about the size of a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Remy Koshy ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

Hi, I have a relative who has chronic occipital neuralgia . Typically symptoms include burning scalp pain . She has recently had nerve stimuluation of the occipital nerve to deal with this problem ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Vinay Bhardwaj MD

made a goose egg size lump here on my left occipital lobe today is December 27th and I still have a very small marble sized lump there and so is tender should I be concerned? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj ( Critical Care Specialist)
Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin MD

I have a painful soft lump on lower occipital bone (right side). Initially presented yesterday as slightly pink but very painful to touch. Today the lump has gotten bigger, redness gone and continues... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   S. Samanta MD

I have been bothered at night with a stiff neck...to the point it wakes me up (left side) and today I noticed that there is a lump on the back of my head, tender to the touch. If I put my palm on my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S. Samanta ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.  Jilesh Tank MD

Hi i have a grape size bump on my occipital bone..midline..hard, does not move. Can t decide if this is normal anatomy or something i should get checked out. It is more pronounced than other people s ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jilesh Tank ( Homeopath)
Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal MD

My son, who turns 18 next month, woke up this morning complaining of sore throat and a lump on back of head (occipital lymph node?). Could this be mono? Lyme? He is in very good health otherwise, eats ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal ( ENT Specialist)