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What Causes Skin Coloured Painless Lump At Back Of Neck?
i have a colorless, painless, mostly feelingless lump on the back of my neck sitting between vertebrates c3 and c4. it showed up about one and a half years ago during my first pregnancy. it has no opening whatsoever, and nothing can be extracted. whats is it??! thanks
Wed, 20 Jul 2022
Hello,
Lump on back of neck needs to be assessed clinically. An X-ray of the spine needs to be done to see its relation with the bone. In case the swelling is arising from soft tissue, as aspiration cytology can be done to check the nature of the cells in the swelling.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
Lump on back of neck needs to be assessed clinically. An X-ray of the spine needs to be done to see its relation with the bone. In case the swelling is arising from soft tissue, as aspiration cytology can be done to check the nature of the cells in the swelling.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
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