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What Causes A Lump On The Back Of The Neck?
I have a small lump in the back of my neck it doesn't hurt or anything it's just there I just realized I had it on my body about 20 minute's ago when I was in the shower washing my neck what could it be ? Can we get pimples on the back of your neck ? It feels like a lump but it's small like a pimple size lump .
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Fri, 28 Apr 2017
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
In most cases, this is just some benign subcutaneous lesion such as lipoma, fibroma or atheroma, and if there are no skin changes such as redness, pus discharge or pain, and fever then you should not be worried since it can be easily surgically removed under local anesthesia.
Then if there are doubts it can be sent for the pathohistological analysis. Some more serious issues are rare. You can also wait and see if this will grow and then decide about surgical removal, nothing will happen if you wait for some time. Pimples may be on this area as well, but these are usually painful and red.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
In most cases, this is just some benign subcutaneous lesion such as lipoma, fibroma or atheroma, and if there are no skin changes such as redness, pus discharge or pain, and fever then you should not be worried since it can be easily surgically removed under local anesthesia.
Then if there are doubts it can be sent for the pathohistological analysis. Some more serious issues are rare. You can also wait and see if this will grow and then decide about surgical removal, nothing will happen if you wait for some time. Pimples may be on this area as well, but these are usually painful and red.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
According to your narration it is benign soft tissue lesion which may be a small sebaceous cyst/lipoma/pimple/skin mole and others.
Nothing to worry, can get further details if sent high resolution photograph of that part for better correlation clinically.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
According to your narration it is benign soft tissue lesion which may be a small sebaceous cyst/lipoma/pimple/skin mole and others.
Nothing to worry, can get further details if sent high resolution photograph of that part for better correlation clinically.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
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