i have a hard lump on the back of my skull and it feels a bit bruised.it has been there for 3 months and i didn't bang my head before it appeared.i have an x_ray tommorow for osteoid osteoma. is there any chance it could be a brain tumor and is pushing out against my skull.I do get headaches and if the lump is pressed hard i feel dizzy and sick with a headache for a longtime after?
2006-11-09 04:56:05 · 4 answers · asked by caw 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
also it is definitley not a cyst the doctor checked it today.I thought it was which is y i didn't get it seen sooner.
2006-11-09 05:01:13 · update #1
Well, until you get the x-ray, it would be impossible for any one of us to tell you what it is without looking at it.
I have not heard of any brain tumors ever pushing throughout the back of the skull (where it is very thick). Some kinds of tumors will push out brain tissue through the foramen magnum, at the base of the skull, and into the spinal canal. You would generally not be able to feel that, and you would have had worse symptoms from a tumor like that than dizziness and headaches.
wait for the x-ray results, or better yet, get an MRI done, and then speak with your doctor.
2006-11-09 05:03:42 · answer #1 · answered by phantomlimb7 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
Totally benign. No ones skull is perfectly round. Even I have a small lump at the base of my skull. Only hurts when I go to get my hair cut and I get my hair washed in the bowl. Where you have to lay back. That's it. Had it 41 years.
Stop pressing on it and it will not give you a headache or nausea.
2006-11-09 05:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's probably a cyst. Why did you wait 3 months to get an x-ray!!!???
2006-11-09 04:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by eightieschic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be fine.
2006-11-09 05:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by billiejoe4me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋