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Should I Be Concerned About The Mass On The Fornt Of Neck?
I WENT TO MY ENT DOCTOR AND HE CHECK MY THYROID AND IT WAS NORMAL AND THEN HE NOTICE A BLUG ON THE FRONT OF MY NECK AND TOLD ME IT WAS A MASS AND FOR ME NOT TO WORRY AND I AM TOLD IT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. WHICH I AM SCHEDULE TO HAVE THE SURGERY THIS MAY. DO I HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT LIKE CANCER OR WHAT? I AM CONFUSED. AND IS IT DANGEROUS? DAWN
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
Thanks for your question on HCM.
Mass in neck have many causes.
And it can be due to either benign or malignant causes.
Benign lesions are
1. Lipoma
2. Dermoid
3. Infective enlargement of lymph node.
4. Benign thyroid cyst etc.
Malignant lesions are
1. Malignant lymphnode involvement.
2. Thyroid malignancy etc.
So surgical removal and histopathological examination is needed to rule out these causes.
So don't worry, get done excision and biopsy of mass.
Further treatment is based on etiology of the mass.
Mass in neck have many causes.
And it can be due to either benign or malignant causes.
Benign lesions are
1. Lipoma
2. Dermoid
3. Infective enlargement of lymph node.
4. Benign thyroid cyst etc.
Malignant lesions are
1. Malignant lymphnode involvement.
2. Thyroid malignancy etc.
So surgical removal and histopathological examination is needed to rule out these causes.
So don't worry, get done excision and biopsy of mass.
Further treatment is based on etiology of the mass.
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