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What Causes Lumps On The Neck And Chin Which Are Painful?

hello, i have two small lumps under my chin, on the neck (enlarged sub-mental lymph nodes) since 2 weeks. i went to the doctor a couple of days ago and she told me nothing, just to wait a little more and told that she would send me to a ENT specialist. I am 30 years old female and quite healthy (don t smoke, don t drink, eat healthy, exercise), my last blood checks 2 months ago were perfectly fine. still these two lumps on my neck bug me: they are quite small, but i couldn t tell if they are soft to the touch. they move when i touch them, they are painless, and they tend somehow to get bigger if i touch them a lot. i don t have any other symptoms sucha as fatigue, night sweating or weight loss. could this be dangerous, what is your opinion? many thanks in advance for your response.
Sat, 24 Jan 2015
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Hi, thanks for sharing your health concerns with HCM!

Well, If I were your treating Doctor for this case of neck/chin nodules/lumps, I would come up with three possibilities, these include:

1.     enlarged lymph nodes due to some chronic inflammation in the teeth, tongue or floor of mouth area or some small stone in the salivary gland! there is nothing to worry about these!

2.     The second possibility is of benign and simple conditions like mucoceles; there is nothing to worry about these!
     
3.     The last possibility is of recent viral / bacterial infection in the neck/mouth/tongue/tonsils and related reaction to the lymph nodes as these are nothing but protective windows of our body!

In worse cases these could be tuberculosis or even lymphoma! Overall, there is nothing to worry as per your description in present case.

I suggest you to go for an FNAC and ultrasound of the lumps for confirmation and to relieve your concerns!

Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.

Wishing you good health.


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What Causes Lumps On The Neck And Chin Which Are Painful?

Hi, thanks for sharing your health concerns with HCM! Well, If I were your treating Doctor for this case of neck/chin nodules/lumps, I would come up with three possibilities, these include: 1.     enlarged lymph nodes due to some chronic inflammation in the teeth, tongue or floor of mouth area or some small stone in the salivary gland! there is nothing to worry about these! 2.     The second possibility is of benign and simple conditions like mucoceles; there is nothing to worry about these!       3.     The last possibility is of recent viral / bacterial infection in the neck/mouth/tongue/tonsils and related reaction to the lymph nodes as these are nothing but protective windows of our body! In worse cases these could be tuberculosis or even lymphoma! Overall, there is nothing to worry as per your description in present case. I suggest you to go for an FNAC and ultrasound of the lumps for confirmation and to relieve your concerns! Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Wishing you good health.