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Suggest Treatment For Lump In The Neck
Posted on
Tue, 12 Sep 2017
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Tue, 12 Sep 2017
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Question : Thanks..My wife beginning decades back has had an increasingly growing back hump..She walks, also with her neck/head becoming more & more tilted..She now tells me that she has been ignoring a lump in back of the neck..which she decribes as surfacing & dissappearing..Can you provide initial comments?Thank you..Presume all questions/comments now imputed & to await your reply..If not correct please advise
Brief Answer:
Due to bad posture.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
A gradually increasing hump in the back is a postural change. The curvature of the cervical spine decreases and causes the last cervical vertebra to become more prominent. An X-ray of the neck in lateral view will help in confirming this. Improvisation of posture will help.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Due to bad posture.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
A gradually increasing hump in the back is a postural change. The curvature of the cervical spine decreases and causes the last cervical vertebra to become more prominent. An X-ray of the neck in lateral view will help in confirming this. Improvisation of posture will help.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Hi Doctor,
You kindly answered the question I asked today(Monday)concerning my wife having a hunched back for which I thank you..One point, however, I mentioned is that in addition to her"hump" I discovered today from her that she has a small lump on the lower portion of the back of her neck, which to me, is a bit worrisome.....she advised me she has had it for some time..Coming home now, I felt it and it's about 1 inch circular & fairly hard...she tells me that she has up to now ignored it. She also pointed out that when she bends her neck downwards it receedes....As I may have mentioned she also takes thyroid medication ( for years) inasmuch has she has low thyroid..Please allow me the continued benefit of guidance..Of course I appreciate that she will need to see a doctor here, but any pre-liminary comments from you would be most sincerely appreciated...Finally I am a Chief Executive of a worldwide re-insurance broker company....US RE Corporation and very close to India's leading insurance and reinsurance broker, JB Boda with offices throughout XXXXXXX & in other countries..I will be with XXXXXXX Boda next month..and also XXXXXXX Lall, my cousin through marriage is a prominent lawyer here in the U.S. who is well known throughout the XXXXXXX community in the U.S.
My e-mail is YYYY@YYYY phone # 646 258 1018
Kind Regards
Tal Piccione
You kindly answered the question I asked today(Monday)concerning my wife having a hunched back for which I thank you..One point, however, I mentioned is that in addition to her"hump" I discovered today from her that she has a small lump on the lower portion of the back of her neck, which to me, is a bit worrisome.....she advised me she has had it for some time..Coming home now, I felt it and it's about 1 inch circular & fairly hard...she tells me that she has up to now ignored it. She also pointed out that when she bends her neck downwards it receedes....As I may have mentioned she also takes thyroid medication ( for years) inasmuch has she has low thyroid..Please allow me the continued benefit of guidance..Of course I appreciate that she will need to see a doctor here, but any pre-liminary comments from you would be most sincerely appreciated...Finally I am a Chief Executive of a worldwide re-insurance broker company....US RE Corporation and very close to India's leading insurance and reinsurance broker, JB Boda with offices throughout XXXXXXX & in other countries..I will be with XXXXXXX Boda next month..and also XXXXXXX Lall, my cousin through marriage is a prominent lawyer here in the U.S. who is well known throughout the XXXXXXX community in the U.S.
My e-mail is YYYY@YYYY phone # 646 258 1018
Kind Regards
Tal Piccione
Brief Answer:
Can be a lipoma.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
The small lump that your wife has discovered can be a prominent cervical spine or a soft tissue swelling like a lipoma. Since the swelling is not painful and is not aggressively increasing in size it is not worrisome. However an X-ray and FNAC will help in confirming the diagnosis.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Can be a lipoma.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
The small lump that your wife has discovered can be a prominent cervical spine or a soft tissue swelling like a lipoma. Since the swelling is not painful and is not aggressively increasing in size it is not worrisome. However an X-ray and FNAC will help in confirming the diagnosis.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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