It is suspected that because he often spins his head while breaking dancing, this man has a tumor on his head

A breakdancer from Denmark has been battling a tumor in his head for years. It is suspected that the lump appeared on his head because he often made head movements.

Because of the inoperable tumor, he had to be treated in the hospital. Lumps that are soft to the touch are associated with circular hair loss. The two events are thought to be related. The breakdance community calls the hair loss he suffers from ‘headspin holes’.

The appearance of a lump on the patient’s head is thought to be caused by constant friction between the scalp and the floor. Stress during these movements can make the disease worse.

“Although the ‘headspin hole’ is well known in the breakdancing community, it is barely documented in the medical literature,” the doctors said in a paper published in the journal BMJ Case Reports reported by detikHealth .

The team of doctors also operated on the patient. The man, whose identity has not been released, is known to have been performing head movements for 19 years. It is suspected that the lumps and hair loss he experienced were the result of doing this movement too often. The lump continues to grow and is painful to the touch.

“The presence of the lesion and the associated discomfort is aesthetically unpleasant for the patient. But the bulge does not prevent the patient from continuing the activity of turning his head,” said the doctor, quoted from Live Science, Friday (11/10/). 2024) .

The doctors removed a large lump from under the man’s scalp and shaved the thick part of his skull until it returned to normal.

After undergoing surgery, the patient said he was relieved and now he could go out to meet other people without wearing a hat.

“A lot of people told me they didn’t see the bump and that my head looked normal,” he said.

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