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quarter size lump on forehead
My son is 13 now and has a hard bony non-painful bump on his forehead. He has had it since he was little. The doctor doesn't seem to think its anything but I have always worried about it. What would be the correct test to see what it is? A general x-ray or CT? He was a head-banger as a toddler,
The answer is "neither". Both are unnecessary exposures to radiation.
An MRI would provide as definitive view.
If this is disturbing from a cosmetic standpoint a consult with a plastic surgeon is in order.
If he was a "headbanger" I suspect it is simply as hardened mass of blood which could be identified by a simple needle biopsy.
An MRI would provide as definitive view.
If this is disturbing from a cosmetic standpoint a consult with a plastic surgeon is in order.
If he was a "headbanger" I suspect it is simply as hardened mass of blood which could be identified by a simple needle biopsy.
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