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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
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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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
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How To Treat A Discharging Lump?

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