Rarely, benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous) tumors can develop behind the ear. A lump behind the ear can develop anywhere between the top of the ear and the ear lobe. These bumps may ...

The translabyrinthine approach is an option for removing a benign ear tumor called an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma. Surgeons make an incision behind the ear and remove bone from the ...

Lipomas are benign fatty lumps that can grow ... Although rare, a lump behind the ear can sometimes indicate cancer. It is often a form of skin cancer. A cancerous lump will often grow and change ...

While most of these tumors are noncancerous (benign), they may still cause symptoms ... Other symptoms may be due to hormonal disruptions. Ear symptoms aren’t usually the result of a pituitary ...