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What Does A Lump On Collar Bone Indicate?
Question: Hi! I have a small, painless movable lump just above my left collar bone. I didn't even know it was there until recently. My boyfriend had given me a neck massage and was trying to work out some kinks. I'm a hair stylist and hold a lot of tension in my neck and shoulder areas. He was a bit over zealous in the area where said lump is. I also should mention I have all if my wisdom teeth, they aren't impacted. I'm 31 and they have never given me a problem. Could it be he caused some trauma in this area? Or are my wisdom teeth affecting a gland? It's totally painless and only on the left side. Having looked up several things online I'm a bit freaked out!
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate self explanatory history.
The cause of the small painless movable lump just above the collar bone found incidentally indicate that this may be a lymph node or a sebaceous cyst or something else too.
Wisdom teeth do not cause such distant lumps.
There are many lymph nodes in the neck area and a small infection here and there can cause some glands to get enlarged and either resolve on their own or may stay for a long as a reactionary hyperplasia.
If this is a painless lump, incidentally noticed, at the age of 31 in a female patient, I do not think this as a cause of big concern unless the reports indicate so.
I would advise in such a patient the following:
Physical examination by a Surgeon to have a clinical judgement.
Ultrasonography and FNAC to confirm what it is.
If nothing specific is found, nothing to worry.
If a specific cause is found, get treated accordingly.
I hope this answer helps you, please feel free to ask relevant questions if you need further clarifications.
To find out what it is ....
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate self explanatory history.
The cause of the small painless movable lump just above the collar bone found incidentally indicate that this may be a lymph node or a sebaceous cyst or something else too.
Wisdom teeth do not cause such distant lumps.
There are many lymph nodes in the neck area and a small infection here and there can cause some glands to get enlarged and either resolve on their own or may stay for a long as a reactionary hyperplasia.
If this is a painless lump, incidentally noticed, at the age of 31 in a female patient, I do not think this as a cause of big concern unless the reports indicate so.
I would advise in such a patient the following:
Physical examination by a Surgeon to have a clinical judgement.
Ultrasonography and FNAC to confirm what it is.
If nothing specific is found, nothing to worry.
If a specific cause is found, get treated accordingly.
I hope this answer helps you, please feel free to ask relevant questions if you need further clarifications.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for your quick response! My first thought was a lymph node or inflamed tendon. But there would be pain I'd think with an inflamed tendon. What is a reactionary hyperplasi and what would cause an infection in a lymph node? a
Brief Answer:
reactionary means no specific cause found.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your appreciation.
Inflamed tendon is not movable at all hence ruled out.
The cause of the enlarged lymph node can not always be found, even a small trivial trauma in there area of its drainage can cause it to get infected and enlarged.
Reactionary hyperplasia is the name given to the enlarged lymph node where a ''specific'' cause can not be found like tuberculosis, cancer or so.
reactionary means no specific cause found.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your appreciation.
Inflamed tendon is not movable at all hence ruled out.
The cause of the enlarged lymph node can not always be found, even a small trivial trauma in there area of its drainage can cause it to get infected and enlarged.
Reactionary hyperplasia is the name given to the enlarged lymph node where a ''specific'' cause can not be found like tuberculosis, cancer or so.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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