Brief Answer:
Could be an infection, simple viral reaction, tumor. Ultrasound, biopsy, bl

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,

It might be important to know if you have any fever, difficulties to swallow or pain around the area? For how long you have had these swollen glands is also important. Have you been diagnosed of any disease, or tumoural condition around the head and neck region?

Generally, infections can cause swollen glands. This is however generally accompanied by fever and pain. Tuberculosis can also cause swollen glands. generally however, many glands are usually involved. Tumors are a common cause of swollen glands that also deserve to be considered in the evaluation. Simple viral infections ca cause glands to swell as well as systemic inflammatory diseases.

A complete clinical review is important. An ultrasound and CT scan can be important to check nature of glands and hidden masses.

Blood tests like complete blood counts can be helpful to exclude leukemias. A biopsy of the might be required to check for tumors or lymph node TB.

A proper clinical review and selected tests based on the findings shall be very useful. Your doctor certainly might have chosen an ultrasound first based on specific clinical findings. It can however be helpful to helpful to a wider number of possible causes that will need diverse tests. A complete clinical review is compelling then.

Thanks and kind regards as I wish you the best of health.

Dr Bain

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