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What Causes A Lump On The Left Side Of The Neck?
Hi...I am having a CT scan done on Wednesday. About 7 weeks ago I noticed a lump on the left side of my neck. It is painless but I notice it can be anywhere from a small peanut size/shape to as tiny as a bb. I saw my GP last week. She said it is very close to my thyroid and the lump is smooth but other then that its a wait & see what the tests show. What does this sound like to you? I have no other symptoms. Thank you, Shelly
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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Such small lumps can be just enlarged lymph nodes/glands or small thyroid nodule. On clinical examination we can tell most probable origin of it. You have not mentioned your age and CT report. If you are young chap no need to do anything unless it is rapidly increasing in size. In old age you need to do FNAC/fine needle aspiration cytology. If it is thyroid nodule FNAC is required.
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Welcome to hcm
Such small lumps can be just enlarged lymph nodes/glands or small thyroid nodule. On clinical examination we can tell most probable origin of it. You have not mentioned your age and CT report. If you are young chap no need to do anything unless it is rapidly increasing in size. In old age you need to do FNAC/fine needle aspiration cytology. If it is thyroid nodule FNAC is required.
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