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Suggest Remedy For Lumps In Neck
my 17 yr old daughter has two lumps on each side of her neck, the left side is more noticeable. currently under Doctors care, they think it can be mono in the worse scenario cancer. waiting is the worse part. what do you think. She complaints it hurts when she moves her neck and is constantly tired, never the less she's a high school student and wakes up at 5am Monday through Friday and works right after school, therefore that part of being tire I can understand but still worried. Thank you
Thu, 29 May 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Multiple lumps in neck could be due to infection, inflammation or neoplasm.
A history of tiredness can be seen in chronic inflammation like tuberculosis and neoplasms.
A history of pain suggests an infectious pathology.
You need to get some investigations done.
An aspiration cytology of these multiple lymph nodes is required.
In this investigation, cells are aspirated from the lymph nodes, spread on glass slide, stained with appropriate stain.
These cells are examined microscopically know the origin and nature of the lesion.
Along with aspiration of the lymph nodes or swellings, peripheral blood smear also needs to be done.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Multiple lumps in neck could be due to infection, inflammation or neoplasm.
A history of tiredness can be seen in chronic inflammation like tuberculosis and neoplasms.
A history of pain suggests an infectious pathology.
You need to get some investigations done.
An aspiration cytology of these multiple lymph nodes is required.
In this investigation, cells are aspirated from the lymph nodes, spread on glass slide, stained with appropriate stain.
These cells are examined microscopically know the origin and nature of the lesion.
Along with aspiration of the lymph nodes or swellings, peripheral blood smear also needs to be done.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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