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What Is The Hard Lump On The Head?

hello, i have just discovered a small lump on my head at the top of my forehead on the right-hand side. its approximately 1-2 cms in diameter, if i rub it with my finger fairly hard it feels tender. Any ideas ? I'm nearly 44 years of age and dont normally or cuurently experiencing and syptoms of headaches ? thanks for the help if you can ..
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Hi. The most probable reason is usually a sebaceous cyst.
This is the commonest on the scalp.
Better to get this removed for two reasons
One - the disease is removed
Two- you get the perfect diagnosis.
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What Is The Hard Lump On The Head?

Hi. The most probable reason is usually a sebaceous cyst. This is the commonest on the scalp. Better to get this removed for two reasons One - the disease is removed Two- you get the perfect diagnosis.