My husband has had a lump on his head for at least a decade, about the size of a marble. What dr do we see?

I've been trying to get him to go to a doctor and he wouldn't but now its started hurting him. What kind of physician do we go to? the lump is in his hairline above his forhead, under the skin but definately outside of the bone. about the size of a marble but seams to now be getting more massive. any advice?

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I'd begin out with a GP. Its probably a sebaceous cyst. My mom had 3-4 that she ignored for years that were back in her hairline. One of them got large enough that her hair started parting around it. They have the ability to get infected which would explain why its hurting. Not that big a deal to get them removed. Its probably fine.

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It could be a pilar cyst also known as a wen. The best kind of physician to see for this would be a dermatologist. In very very rare cases these can become malignant. Many people get them and many have more than one even on their heads. It can sometimes be associated with a sebaceous cyst or seborrheic dermatitis problem. If your insurance will cover it, then maybe they can remove it for him. Sometimes they will send you to a general surgeon to get it excised if it is something the dermatologist does not want to handle. And, sometimes a doctor will remove it but your insurance won't cover it if it is only considered “cosmetic” I have no idea why they do this…but they do. Make sure he tells them it is painful. Hopefully he will be able to get the help from the doc and insurance if it applies. It is good that you care about him so much. Peace

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He needs to see a physician and have this biopsied. If he has had it for a decade, it's probably benign, but he should have it checked, just in case. A biopsy will probably take are of the problem entirely.

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Go to your G.P. first. They can identify it, and/or refer you to the specialist he needs to see.

It certainly sounds benign, being that it's been there for 10 years without giving him any trouble. It could be a cyst.

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I would definitely encourage him to see an MD I would also insist on an MRI and xrays to be on the safe side.