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What Causes Lump Behind Ear?

My daughter has had a lump behind her ear on her head for years now. It's moveable, almost fatty like and doesn't bother her. It hasnt gotten any bigger over the years but you can notice it when she has her hair pulled back. Her doctor says its a shotty lymph node or something. It looks like this http://dermis.multimedica.de/bilder/CD054/550px/img0100.jpg
Is it normal for nodes in this location to stay permanently noticeable because when looking on the Internet it always scares you.
Mon, 12 May 2014
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Yes, This is scary. The best way is to for for ultrasound and FNAC- fine needle aspiration cytology..
This just confirms what is is.
There are chances that it may grow someday and cause more ugliness. Why not excise it
There are two benefits= one you become disease free and secondly one gets tissue diagnosis.

I hope I have tried my best to explain .
These swellings usually are lymph nodes pr sebaceous cyst or a lipoma.
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What Causes Lump Behind Ear?

Yes, This is scary. The best way is to for for ultrasound and FNAC- fine needle aspiration cytology.. This just confirms what is is. There are chances that it may grow someday and cause more ugliness. Why not excise it There are two benefits= one you become disease free and secondly one gets tissue diagnosis. I hope I have tried my best to explain . These swellings usually are lymph nodes pr sebaceous cyst or a lipoma.