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I started with a lot a pain in the back of my head with in an hour i started getting these painful lumps in to a point that i had a total of six lumps on the head and two in back of my neck. it's worst then a headache or migraine cause i was getting pain from the lumps plus a migraine after a few weeks they disappear and come back. the doctor did all these different test like mri, ct scan, ekg, nerve test. but nobody can tell me what could be my problem. its getting worst now i have ear pain, anxiety attacks sometimes throat pain. Insomnia and weakness. can someone please help me.

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Whatever this is it is NOT related to any brain tumor. Such tumors are on the INSIDE of the skull in the brain NOT on the outside. Negative CT & MRI scans do confirm this too! It is by far more probable that what you have in your scalp from time to time is a number of local infections/inflammations. Of course you may have migraine too. Let a dermatologist (skin doctor) check your lumps. Good luck!


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I`m a doctor of medicine and specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have a long time experience of these tumours.

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