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What Causes A Lump On The Neck While Treating Pancreatic Cancer?
A friend of mine has pancreatic cancer Stage 1. She has had the whipple surgery, but has been diagnosed with diabetes and her leg now drags. She is currently doing chemo and has already done the radiation before the surgery. She said she now has a lump on her neck. So two questions: 1. What could that lump be? 2. Why is her leg dragging?
Tue, 14 Mar 2017
Hi Thanks for your question.
Your question No 1.lump in the neck could be an enlarged lymph node, due to infection in the surrounding area or it could be due to secondaries from pancreatic cancer.
Question No2. Dragging legs could be due to diabetic neuropathy or too much of weakness .
Hope this answers your question.
Your question No 1.lump in the neck could be an enlarged lymph node, due to infection in the surrounding area or it could be due to secondaries from pancreatic cancer.
Question No2. Dragging legs could be due to diabetic neuropathy or too much of weakness .
Hope this answers your question.
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