Question: I have a palpable mass on the right side of my neck. It is hard and the size of three fingers! For this problem, I had a CT scan with contrast and an MRI, both show nothing significant other than age related degeneration and something called "mild edema within the right C-5- C-6 facet joint from degenerative change". I find it hard to believe given the size of this palpable mass that this "mild edema" is what the lump is. I have trouble turning my head, and the pain has been incredible. Other doctors I've seen say it is the SCM muscle out of whack. I am concerned it is such a large mass, that the MRI and CT scan may not show something serious like cancer, somehow. Should I get a petscan or a sonogram? I don't know where to turn or even what kind of doctor to see right now, I have also been to sacral cranial therapy with no luck. Right now I"m on muscle relaxers and prednisone. Sadly, my uncle did have spasmodic torticollis but I don't feel any "pulling" I just have pain.