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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Lymph Node On Neck
I m a 26 yr old female. I used to smoke and quit a year ago because my lymph node on one side of my neck swelled and I couldn t swallow. This went away about 3 months after I quit. I smoked a few cigarettes 5 days ago and my lymph node that used to swell is hard and I can t swallow. I Wont smoke again, but should I wait for this to go away again and move on....or should I get it checked when its swollen. Could cancer swell when smoking and then decrease after I quit? Or is it probably an infection from smoking if it goes away someday.
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
Best thing would be to get an FNAC done of the lymph node. FNAC means that the doctor would put a needle in the hard swelling and aspirate. Based on the cell morphology , the result would decide further course of action.
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