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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Lump on back of Jaw on neck
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
This forum is for questions regarding Dermatology issues, such as: skin rashes, acne, birthmarks, skin infections, rosacea, and general skin care.
Lump on back of Jaw on neck
by canadian_ebayer2k5, Feb 21, 2005 12:00AM
I'm 23 years old and have had acne since about age 13 or 14...it's been getting better, mostly just scaring left to get rid of now or help clear up, however about a year ago, maybe a little more I started to get a little lump on the back of my jaw
I thought it was a pimple or cyst maybe and would go away but it didn't puss or anything and it doesn't hurt at all. It's about half the size of a marble. Anyways, the dr. gave me some tetracycline, for 1 month then some other huge pills for infections that i took 3 times a day for almost 2 weeks, then back on tetracycline again and it's still the same size and hasn't gone away. I'm starting to get self-conscience about it and my g/f worries because she doesn't want it to be somethign cancerous. However, I feel it may be an infection or related to my acne but not sure what it is, I don't think my dr. knows either. But it doesn't get any bigger or smaller. Any ideas what this might be?
I thought it was a pimple or cyst maybe and would go away but it didn't puss or anything and it doesn't hurt at all. It's about half the size of a marble. Anyways, the dr. gave me some tetracycline, for 1 month then some other huge pills for infections that i took 3 times a day for almost 2 weeks, then back on tetracycline again and it's still the same size and hasn't gone away. I'm starting to get self-conscience about it and my g/f worries because she doesn't want it to be somethign cancerous. However, I feel it may be an infection or related to my acne but not sure what it is, I don't think my dr. knows either. But it doesn't get any bigger or smaller. Any ideas what this might be?
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Feb 21, 2005 12:00AM
, Feb 21, 2005 12:00AM
The chances of this being cancerous at your age are really small. It's probably an acne cyst. These take months to go away, even after antibiotic therapy, especially if you play with or squeeze them. I suggest you forget about this for 3 months and leave it alone. If it gets bigger or persists at three months, show it to the doctor again. But I doubt any treatment will be needed.
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