The hard lumps between the cervical vertebrae and the occipital bone may be caused by normal occipital tuberosity, fibroma, occipital osteoma, etc. According to the different causes of the disease, different treatment plans are adopted, including conservative treatment and surgical treatment.
1. Normal occipital protrusion: occipital protrusion is located at the lower part of occipital bone, which belongs to normal bone tissues, some people’s occipital protrusion is more obvious, which can be protruded from the surface of the body, and usually there is no symptom, and there is no need for treatment.
2. Fibroma: the hard lump between the cervical vertebrae and the occipital bone may be fibroma, which is hard and usually asymptomatic. If the fibroma is large, it will oppress the surrounding tissues and cause pain; smaller fibromas should be observed regularly, while larger fibromas can be removed through surgery.
3. Occipital osteoma: it is a benign lesion, the lesion tissue is small and grows slowly, usually without any symptom and does not need treatment. If the tumor grows gradually, it will cause local pain, and headache, nausea and other symptoms may also occur, at this time, it should be surgically treated by removing the osteoma and repairing it.
Hard lumps between the cervical vertebrae and the occipital bone may also have other causes. It is recommended that patients should go to the hospital to clarify the nature of the lumps and be treated under the guidance of the doctor.