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What Causes A Lump On The Neck?

I have a lump on my neck under skin that gets bigger and smaller by time, I don t think it s painful, but I might just got used to it and don t really feel it. I wantef to know what might be the cause, and can it threaten my health seriously? Thank you
Thu, 18 Sep 2014
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Thanks for your post.
A lump in neck for a long time , fluctuating in size are most commonly lymph nodes in neck which usually enlarges when there is some infection in chest or throat.But in countries like india where tuberculosis is very common one need to rule out possibility of same . You can visit a physician with a chest xray.
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What Causes A Lump On The Neck?

Thanks for your post. A lump in neck for a long time , fluctuating in size are most commonly lymph nodes in neck which usually enlarges when there is some infection in chest or throat.But in countries like india where tuberculosis is very common one need to rule out possibility of same . You can visit a physician with a chest xray.