Lump on baby's head.. help

[Aeval]

I have a 4 month old baby girl and this weekend I noticed a bump on her head.  It's about 3mm in diameter. It's hard like cartiledege or bone.  It's beneath the skin so it's not visible.  It doesn't move with the skin so it seems to be on the bone itself.  I called the doc and we are going in Tuesday or Wednesday.  The bump doesn't seem to cause her ANY pain - she has no illness symptoms at all.  She's happy and her appetite is great as usual.  

Any idea what this might be?



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[Aeval]

The link is to a pic that pinpoints the spot on the skull where the bump is..

[RockRose]

It sounds like a lipoma to me,  which is a fatty deposit.

When you say "it's hard like cartliledge or bone",  which is it,  soft like cartiledge,  or hard like bone?

Bone feels like rock.  Feel your wrist bone - does it feel like that?

Or does it feel like cartiledege - like the tip of your nose?

I have a lipoma on my skull that has been there 48 years.  Feels like cartiledge.  It's totally harmless.

Best wishes.

[tiff78g]

My 18mo old son has a dermoid cyst on his eyebrow and it sounds similar to what you are talking about.  When I took him to Children's hospital to have it looked at, the doc said they are common on the head and nothing to worry about.  They are removing his because of the location and they dont want it to interfere w/ his vision.

Tiffiny

[Jenny225]

My 10-month old had an x-ray for this same reason when he was 5 months old. It was the development of his skull/cerebral, which was nothing to be concerned about. It was at the very back of his skull closer to his neck. Good luck!

[Aeval]

Thank you for your answers -- When I said cartiledge I meant HARD cartiledge -- moving but not soft like your nose.  Like bone cartiledge -- but it mostly feels like bone.  

We are having it checked Wednesday at 2pm -- Any other ideas would be great.  You are all making me feel much better - Thank you!

[3girlsmom]

I have a 1 year old girl who will be having a ct scan on Wednesday.  She has a hard bump behind her ear.  It sounds a lot like what you all are describing.  The ENT specialist called it a possible osteomo or an exostosis.  I'm so worried about it and can't seem to get it out of my head.  Deep down I feel like it's innocent, but I'm still worried about it. Basically they are just double checking to make sure it's not something serious, like cancer.  Any more advice on this topic would be so great.  Not sure if anyone is still reading this topic....hope so though.

[3girlsmom]

Did you find out what it is?

[dan4K]

What was the diagnosis on the lump? I have a 5 month old girl with a hard lump (about the size of an adult thumb) on her head. It is at the top of her forehead going towards the top of her head and is kind of curved in shape. The pediatrician was stumped and is sending us to Children's Hospital to meet with a neurosurgeon. Our appointment is 4 weeks away and we are very concerned.
Any thoughts?

[2nomore]

My daughter has a “bump” behind her left ear.  My husband and I found it when she was about 1 month old. We asked her pediatrician and he assure us it was nothing to worry about, of course we did.  He got a second opinion, he said it was nothing, we still didn’t believe him…We then got a third opinion, this time request an x-ray, and guess what…nothing…nothing at all…Our little girl just has a funny “bump” on her head.  She is going to be three next month and of course we are going to get it looked at again.  All of the doctors so far said that it just the way her skull developed, but as parents we must always put our kids’ health first…Good luck and I hope it’s the same diagnosed that we received

[AnaJo555]

I have a similar problem with my 21 month old son. Only his is three bumps and I am totally stumped as to what it is. It wasn't there before but when I cut his hiar yesterday I saw them for the first time. No telling how long he's had them because my kids were blessed with thick curly hair. I do know however it wasn't there before his hair came in. I am going to take him to the doctor and find out what they are but if anyone can put my mind at ease, please do. My daughter never had anything like this and I'm so worried.

[beehoneysweet]

My daughter of 6 months also has A bump up along her hair line, behind her left ear.
Me and my husband are very concerned.
We have taken her to the doctor twice for the bump.
We also notest the bump about 1 month ago it first felt like soft cartilage. and it was very small about the size of A pea.
it has grown somewhat larger in size it is know about the size of A thumb, and know feels like A bone.
The doctor told us not to worry as well that it is most likely part of her bone structure.

[mommymia]

My 1 year old son has a pea size bump located at the base of his skull behind his left ear. It is hard like cartilage. It sounds allot like what some of you have described. I guess I'm just looking to find out if this is normal. My next visit is not for another month. Should I have it looked at sooner?

[RockRose]

mommymia,  your sons lump sounds like a swollen lymph node - from an infection.  Totally normal,  and it will go away in time.  

[Khana]

My son is only two months old.There is a bump with diameter of 1,5 sm on the right side of his forehead.It is hard as cartilage.there is some hair on it.its color is normal.I took him to the dermatologist and she said it is  cyst deroide.Though the doctor said to me not to be worried I am terribly worried and concerned about this bump, because I have not observed such bump before on any of my family members or relatives.I have to take mybaby to the hospital to do x-ray of this bump.but he is so little I am very worried that e-ray can affect him badly.besides this the doctor could not expalin to me the reason why my baby has this cyst.Can anyone explain to me what is the origin of such cyst and why it appered on the head of my baby? Is the only solution is plastic surgery? Will this bump affect the intellectual development of my baby?
I am so stressed because of this problem.
Thanks to everyone for help.

[girlsrule]

I have a 7 wk old baby girl and I discovered her pea size bump when she was 2 wks right behind her left ear ,right behind  where her hair line starts. It feels hard and does not move. When i feel  it, it  doesn't seem to hurt or bother her at all. The doctor said not to worry. We just need to keep an eye on it and she thinks it's either a swollen lymph node or cyst . I can't help but to worry.

[momoftwo17]

I have a 4 month old boy and found a little lump behind his left ear. I took him to the doctor and he said not to worry because he thought it was just where his head is growing together, but to keep an eye on it. Any lump scares me, but it's good to know that it isn't so uncommon for babies to have lumps on their heads.

[aleyR]

My daugher has a lump on the back of her head about the size of a pea. It has been there since birth. However the same time I found the lump I also noticed her lymph nods in her neck were swollen. She is 15 mns now. My mother in law said my husbands lymp nods was like that when he was little. I asked my ped and he said just to watch it and make sure it dosen't get bigger. Should I get a second opinon?

[melleigh18]

I am so glad I found this forum.  My almost 11 month old daughter has a hard lump behind her right ear and has had it since birth.  I was told it was just the way her head formed and not to worry.  I got a second opinion and this doc said to keep an eye on it because it does seem to move.  It hasn't gotten any bigger and it doesn't cause any pain to my knowledge.  We are going in for her 12 month visit and I am going to request an Xray just to put my mind at ease!

Thanks for all the answers and advice on here, it's great!

[JohnBama]

I've had a bump on the top of my head, starts to the right of my crown, for almost 22 years(since birth). It's about the size of a quarter and the doc told my parents it was a birthmark. I've always just made sure to keep long enough hair to shade it from the sun because the skin just seems easier to disturb and I figure it would be more likely to get skin cancer there. It's never caused me any problems though.

[rockermomma]

My two year old has a hard, pea sized lump on the back of his skull, behing his right ear. He has had an x-ray, the doctors(their were five of them) said it was nothing to worry over and it was the way his skull formed. He was a natural birth and came out very quickly. Hope this helps any worried parents!

Arica

[DREWDOWMN1985]

MY SON ALSO HAS A CYST ON TOP OF EYEBROW, HARD LIKE BONE, AND AS A WORRIED PARENT I AM. I BROUGHT HIM TO DR. HE ADVISED ME NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, SHOULD BE GONE IN FEW MNTHS, IF THEN NOT, BRING IN FOR POSS. SURGERY. BUT DOESNT BOTHER SON MUCH, BOTHERS ME MORE THAN HIM

[ren425]

I have a 4 month old daughter and about three days ago I've noticed a lump on the back of her head,about 2 inches from her left ear, toward the middle of the back of her head. I am going to see the pediatritian tomorrow, can't wait to find out what is it. I am glad however, that most of you found out it's nothing. Hope the dr.'s diagnosis will be the same.

[Brandles]

My 11 month old baby girl has a bump right where her head meets her chest. I just noticed it. I was brushing her hair after he bath, and he head seemed uneven. So I pushed her hair up and there was this bump, and it really got me scared, my dad has cysts sp? all over his head, and I know they were quite painful for him. I touched it, and it didn't seem to bother her. I am going to call the doctor. The only thing I am thinkinng, is that they had to use a vacuum during delivery, does anyone think it have anything to do with this?

[Brandles]

I meant where her head meets her neck

[colleen7678]

fourth of july i found a pea sized lump under my 5 month old leg worried mother of 4 and most they ever had was flu nothing but a cold for 5 mth. old.

[Kaismum]

Hi,
My son has this dime-sized lump on his forehead since he was one month old. This lump is not so hard, but like a cartilage under his skin. In the beginning his paedia thought it may just be a dermoid cyst but the second doctor thought the location was a bit higher than where you normally find dermoid cysts (justat the tip of the eyebrow closer to the ear). So we consulted a Paediatric Neurosurgeon last Saturday. He thinks its nothing more than a benign cyst as it has not gotten any bigger than when we first noticed it.
He is 4 months old now and it never bothered him nor does he cry when we feel it. Nonetheless, we want to make sure, so the doctor suggested that we take him for an MRI. This being safer over-all than CT scan - which still uses Xray, also, the dye/ med used is safer for infants than what they use in CT scans. Lastly, more complete results can be determined so the baby only has to go through a test once to determine what it is. If its benign, which is most likely, we'll just leave it alone.

[PoeDunkMae]

My son is almost 6 months old, and for about 2 months now he has had this lump, or "swollen" area behind his right ear area up to his temple.  It's hard like a bone, and doesn't seem to have fluid build up in it.  He does NOT like it messed with and will often scream and claw and scratch at it.

I've had his pedi order xrays and ultra sounds of it and they said it was a muscle.  I'm still VERY worried about it since his twin brother has neuroblastoma cancer and has to start chemo in a couple of weeks.  They have never tested his brother for neuroblastoma regardless of how much I have begged.  

He also has a hard little lump on his left hand in his palm where the index finger meets the palm.  It moves a little, and seem to be about the same hardness as a hard cartlidge (not like the cartlidge in your ear, harder than that, but not quite bone).

It's very worrisome to me to have these issues going on with my son when his twin brother has cancer, and no one will check him out!

I've been trying to find out on my own what it is!

[denabelks]

my daughter (now 3) had a dermoid cyst removed from back of her head about 1 inch to the right of her left ear. it was removed b/c the neurosurgeon felt in time it would burrow thru her skull. it was quite large - and upon removing it they found it was even larger than they thougth and had already burrowed thru her skull.  it was benign, and harmless, except for it's size.  my younger daughter (now 2) has the same dermoid cyst in the exact same location (coincidince??) hers is much smaller, but of course we are having it removed for obvious reasons (her sister). the only issue is, just today i found another lump on her head. this one is behind her right ear, and it is quite large. it wasn't there before. anyone who posted about lumps behind the ear - was this a lymph node or dermoid cyst? her surgery is scheduled for the 24th, i'm calling the neurosurgeon tomorrow to see if she needs another mri prior to surgery. am suddenly worried where i wasn't before...