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What Does A Lump On The Neck Indicate?

My son noticed a lump on the right side of us neck. It started as a pee size on Monday and is now a nickel. He went to an ear nose and throat dr today who took a biopsy of his tonsils. They want him to get a CT scan on Tuesday with a follow up visit on Friday. Very concerned! What are possibilities?
Mon, 28 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

* As per my surgical experience, the lump on neck can be of various origins as lymph node enlargement from different causes as upper respiratory tract infection, part of lymphoma, metastasis indicative of other body part malignancy, benign soft tissue lesions as sebaceous cyst or others.
* I recommend to consult in follow up with a photo picture of the lump with biopsy report of the tonsil.

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What Does A Lump On The Neck Indicate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. * As per my surgical experience, the lump on neck can be of various origins as lymph node enlargement from different causes as upper respiratory tract infection, part of lymphoma, metastasis indicative of other body part malignancy, benign soft tissue lesions as sebaceous cyst or others. * I recommend to consult in follow up with a photo picture of the lump with biopsy report of the tonsil. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.