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What Causes A Lump In The Neck That Causes Pain While Swallowing?

I keep getting this lump it appears on the left side of my neck and is visable from a distance I also have pain when I eat and swollow do they have a connection? I am already treated for thyroid have been for many yrs are they connected?
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Wed, 4 May 2016
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This sounds like either a goiter or a thyroid nodule problem so you need an ultrasound of your neck to check it out
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What Causes A Lump In The Neck That Causes Pain While Swallowing?

Hi This sounds like either a goiter or a thyroid nodule problem so you need an ultrasound of your neck to check it out