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I Have A Small Ball The Size Of A Pea
Posted on
Fri, 26 Jul 2019
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Fri, 26 Jul 2019
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Brief Answer:
Please give some additional information and post clear photographs if possible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
Since when is the swelling present?
Can you pinch the skin as separate than the swelling or the swelling is attached to the skin?
Is the swelling fixed to the underlying tissues or freely mobile?
Is it behind the ear'' lobule'' or behind the pinna on the mastoid bone?
If possible post a clear and focused photo.
All answers/feedback will help me to assist you better.
Awaiting your feedback.
Dr T Chandrakant
General Surgeon
Please give some additional information and post clear photographs if possible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
Since when is the swelling present?
Can you pinch the skin as separate than the swelling or the swelling is attached to the skin?
Is the swelling fixed to the underlying tissues or freely mobile?
Is it behind the ear'' lobule'' or behind the pinna on the mastoid bone?
If possible post a clear and focused photo.
All answers/feedback will help me to assist you better.
Awaiting your feedback.
Dr T Chandrakant
General Surgeon
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
I am not sure how long its been there
You can%E2%80%99t see it, you can only feel it when you press into my skin. it isnt fixed on the skin either. It%E2%80%99s very small and has not grown. I noticed it about a month ago.
You can%E2%80%99t see it, you can only feel it when you press into my skin. it isnt fixed on the skin either. It%E2%80%99s very small and has not grown. I noticed it about a month ago.
Brief Answer:
Most probably a lymph node, needs to rule out lipoma/ sebaceous cyst
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
Your description is more suggestive of a lymph node.
The lymph nodes in this area can enlarge a bit due to a condition called reactive hyperplasia or can be secondary to local unnoticeable infection in the ear canal or scalp like one gets in dandruff.
They may remain such for a long time and are usually of not much of clinical significance.
These can be diagnosed by Ultrasonography and FNAC.
Please get these done after discussing with your doctor to be sure about the nature and cause of the swelling as other possibilities of lipoma, a sebaceous cyst is mostly ruled out.
I hope this answers your queries and helps further.
Kindly post the findings and reports once done.
Dr T Chandrakant
General Surgeon
Most probably a lymph node, needs to rule out lipoma/ sebaceous cyst
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
Your description is more suggestive of a lymph node.
The lymph nodes in this area can enlarge a bit due to a condition called reactive hyperplasia or can be secondary to local unnoticeable infection in the ear canal or scalp like one gets in dandruff.
They may remain such for a long time and are usually of not much of clinical significance.
These can be diagnosed by Ultrasonography and FNAC.
Please get these done after discussing with your doctor to be sure about the nature and cause of the swelling as other possibilities of lipoma, a sebaceous cyst is mostly ruled out.
I hope this answers your queries and helps further.
Kindly post the findings and reports once done.
Dr T Chandrakant
General Surgeon
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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