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What Causes Painful Lump On The Thorax?

I recently noticed a small (size of a fingernail) lump on the left side of my spine in my thoracic area. A few years ago, my T10 fractured when I simply bent down and MRI showed a lesion in T 10. After 3 biopsies, the cells were undiagnosed and the surgeon who was supposed to perform an en bloc resection took my case to a spine tumor board. Final decision was that it was a schmorl s node but not all docs were in agreement. A deep pain--pretty steady, not throbbing--has been present ever since. When I touch this new lump, it makes the pain increase. Am I being paranoid or should I go back to the spine specialist?
Mon, 9 May 2016
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query you has lump in the throat and headache . Well it seems to me that these are to different problems , which are not necessarily related . Lump in neck could be due to various reasons like sore throat , tonsillitis , laryngitis , pharyngitis , brachial plexus and salivary glands swelling . Headache you mention in query cane also occur due to various reasons like cluster headache , migraine and trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia . But the probable reason for headache is migraine . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist and neurologist for proper examination and treatment . Doctor may order throat swab test , virus culture test and CT scan of head . Doctor may also take sample fo lab test to rule out malignancy . Doctor may prescribe antibiotics for at least 5 days and medicine like vasograin for migraine .


Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes Painful Lump On The Thorax?

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query you has lump in the throat and headache . Well it seems to me that these are to different problems , which are not necessarily related . Lump in neck could be due to various reasons like sore throat , tonsillitis , laryngitis , pharyngitis , brachial plexus and salivary glands swelling . Headache you mention in query cane also occur due to various reasons like cluster headache , migraine and trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia . But the probable reason for headache is migraine . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist and neurologist for proper examination and treatment . Doctor may order throat swab test , virus culture test and CT scan of head . Doctor may also take sample fo lab test to rule out malignancy . Doctor may prescribe antibiotics for at least 5 days and medicine like vasograin for migraine . Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari