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Is Biopsy Needed For Hard Non Movable Lump At The Top Of Cheek Bone?

I have a hard non moveable lump directly in front of my ear at the top of my cheekbone,.that was a smaller pea size and is growing. in the last couple months it has grown to the size of an m and m. my doc did a round of antibiotics and it did not change at all. it is starting to become bothersome. there has never been any discharge .. it is slightly red .. it seemed a little redder before antibiotics. after a round of anti biotics for this cyst and then a new one on my chest a week later and 20 days of antibiotics in a little over a month, I now have c diff and am on flagyl. My doc is putting out fires . he did refer me to dernatology. Will a dermatologist do a biopsy? I am concered because i had a shingle directly above my eye and that nerve is still firing. the lump seems to be pulling on those same nerves and it is starting to hurt.
Mon, 23 Mar 2015
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Well come to HCM
If the lesion is mobile (Moveable ) then this is nothing to worry because this could be lymph node, some time abscess could form inside, if the size of this is increasing then biopsy would be necessary and fine needle biopsy is the choice, else this is nothing to worry, hope this information helps, take care.
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Is Biopsy Needed For Hard Non Movable Lump At The Top Of Cheek Bone?

HI Well come to HCM If the lesion is mobile (Moveable ) then this is nothing to worry because this could be lymph node, some time abscess could form inside, if the size of this is increasing then biopsy would be necessary and fine needle biopsy is the choice, else this is nothing to worry, hope this information helps, take care.