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Discomfort In Face And Neck During Cold Weather. Can Swollen Mastoid Bone Be Cancer?
Hello , I have discomfort in my face and nick since 4 years. It get resolved when the weather get worm but only in cold weather. I must also mention that I have a swallen mastoid bone. I found it swallen 7 years ago with a swallen lymphnod. it should of be alread exist probably more than 7 years. the lymph nod is the same size. It is not getting bigger. I am worry for the cancer of mastoid bone. I also have dental gavity.
Fri, 21 Feb 2014
hello there, thanks for the quiery. i think it is mastoiditis, inflammtion of the mastoid bone and the lymph node enlargement may be due to infected dental cavity. I suggest you show your local dentist and ent surgeon to rule out both the problems. Hope it helps.
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