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Is Bump On Neck Shoulder Joint Sign Of Cancer?

I've had a bump where my neck meets my shoulder for a few years now and it seems to have grown a little recently and become a little tender. I tried to make sure it wasn't just a big pimple and squeezed it. White, bad smelling pus came out. Could this be a sign of cancer? I'm kind of scared.
Tue, 22 Jul 2014
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welcome to Health care magic.
1. No it doesn't look like a cancer, the way you have explained it looks like a infective thing with pus ( could be carbuncle/furuncle/abscess)
2.I this case i would first examine and if its infective thing with pus - initially i will give you a course of antibiotics - if not resolved think for surgical removal.
3.Before the procedure, i would ask for an ultrasound scan to see the constancy of the lump ( solid/cystic/mass) and involvement of the adjacent anatomical structures ( vessels/Bones/Muscles)
4.Then plan further. So take appointment and get it treated before it gets complicated.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
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Is Bump On Neck Shoulder Joint Sign Of Cancer?

welcome to Health care magic. 1. No it doesn t look like a cancer, the way you have explained it looks like a infective thing with pus ( could be carbuncle/furuncle/abscess) 2.I this case i would first examine and if its infective thing with pus - initially i will give you a course of antibiotics - if not resolved think for surgical removal. 3.Before the procedure, i would ask for an ultrasound scan to see the constancy of the lump ( solid/cystic/mass) and involvement of the adjacent anatomical structures ( vessels/Bones/Muscles) 4.Then plan further. So take appointment and get it treated before it gets complicated. Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.