What causes painless lump behind each ear?
Patient: Hi i have a little lump behind each ear where the lobe connects to my neck. If i squeeze them a think white substance (it doesn t smell) comes out. They don t hurt or anything they are just there and are quite small. I m just curious as to what thry could be? Mary. Doctor: Hi! Good evening. I am Dr Shareef answering your query. Although it needs a personal clinical examination of the lumps, from the history of bilaterality, and whitish substance coming out on sqeezing, these seem to be some kind of a benign cyst like a dermoid  cyst or a sebaceous cyst. To be certain, it needs to be examined by a general surgeon who might advise you for either a FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) or an excision biopsy for a definite diagnosis, the excision being of therapeutic value as well.Till then, I would advise you not to sqeeze these to avoid any kind of ensuing secondary infection.I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.