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What Does A Lump In The Neck Indicate?
I have a really hard swelling in my neck under and above my jaw on left hand side. Last year I had a cat scan and it turned up I have 2 swollen nodes. It has returned again and it is uncomfortable. My ENT doc wants me to take another cat scan to see if I might have cancer. I had cancer on the right side of my face above my lip back in 2014. Could I have cancer cells there now?
toni
toni
Wed, 14 Mar 2018
Hello,
As there is past history of neck cancer, high suspicious of opposite side nodes should be kept for recurrence of cancer.
In our clinic, we recommend Fine needle aspiration cytology of the lymph node to decide further line of action.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
As there is past history of neck cancer, high suspicious of opposite side nodes should be kept for recurrence of cancer.
In our clinic, we recommend Fine needle aspiration cytology of the lymph node to decide further line of action.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
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