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Suggest Treatment For A Painful Lump On The Neck
Hello. I m waiting for my appointment with my GP after being seen at an urgent care. I have a 1.27cm lump on the left side of my neck, about 1.5 up from my collar bone. I ve had the lump for at least 4 months. Back when I first noticed it, it felt like a pea so I didn t think much of it. Then, in the past few weeks it has grown and changed shape a few times. It now is about .5 , hard, and doesn t move. The Urgent Care doctor told me that I need to have a biopsy done on it, and did blood work. I didn t think I had any symptoms related to this until reading some articles. Some of which were weakness ( which I thought was related to my Metroprolol), headaches, hot flashes (which I though were related to the hysterectomy I had last year), and anemia (which my doctor is monitoring because it s unexplained). Can you give me any insight? Should i be concerned?
Mon, 23 Nov 2015
hi.
it is best if you consult with a doctor, preferably a general surgeon, for medical and physical examination. two things to consider primarily based from your description: 1. a possible cervical lymphadenopathy (inflamed lymph node) probably secondary to a recent upper respiratory tract infection 2. a possible lesion of thyroid or salivary gland in origin. other considerations may be fibroma, lipoma or cyst.. clinical examination from your doctor will be of great help. further diagnostic examination such as neck ultrasound, ct-scan or x-ray, thyroid function tests and tissue biopsy will be recommended as needed. malignancy and other tumor types must be ruled-out. subsequent management (medical and/or surgical if indications are found) will be directed accordingly.
hope this helps.
good day!!
~dr.kaye
it is best if you consult with a doctor, preferably a general surgeon, for medical and physical examination. two things to consider primarily based from your description: 1. a possible cervical lymphadenopathy (inflamed lymph node) probably secondary to a recent upper respiratory tract infection 2. a possible lesion of thyroid or salivary gland in origin. other considerations may be fibroma, lipoma or cyst.. clinical examination from your doctor will be of great help. further diagnostic examination such as neck ultrasound, ct-scan or x-ray, thyroid function tests and tissue biopsy will be recommended as needed. malignancy and other tumor types must be ruled-out. subsequent management (medical and/or surgical if indications are found) will be directed accordingly.
hope this helps.
good day!!
~dr.kaye
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