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How To Treat A Discharging Lump?
Hi my daughter has a lump that looked like an old pimple. When I squeezed it a cotton like discharge came out about 4 inches long. And about a week later she was able to pull a long black thing from it. That was about 2 months ago. Now its back. What could it be? How can we treat it? Please and thanks
Mon, 9 Jun 2014
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
That lump could be a sebaceous or dermoid cyst.
Unless it is completely removed by surgical excision or till a part of its wall is left inside, it will continue to come back.
So, better to get it excised.
Regards,
Dr. Ashish Verma
Welcome to HCM.
That lump could be a sebaceous or dermoid cyst.
Unless it is completely removed by surgical excision or till a part of its wall is left inside, it will continue to come back.
So, better to get it excised.
Regards,
Dr. Ashish Verma
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