Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
Yeah, any unexplained lump if that is not mobile enough, hard or firm and painless, could well be a tumor I mean malignancy...
Hi, If I were your treating Doctor for this case of head lump, I would come up with four possibilities, these include:
1. lymph nodes due to viral infection,
dandruff, some chronic disorder like
tuberculosis, lymphoma or chronic throat /
neck infection or even malignant diseases in elderly people!
2. The second possibility is of benign and simple conditions like lipoma or
neurofibroma ;
3. The last possibility is of sebaceous cyst or some other cysts like pilar cyst or
trichilemmal cyst 4. hematoma due to some unnoticed injury...
I suggest you to go for an FNAC of the lump for confirmation and to relieve your concerns!
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