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Growing Lump On The Lower Neck That Doesn't Hurt

Hi I have a pump on my lower neck use to be small n I showed it to my primary doc about 3 years ago n she said o u doint have to worry is small and now I realized is getting bigger n I'm scared it does not hurt but I'm really worried b.c it doesn't hurt
posted on Sat, 15 Feb 2014
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Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Lower neck is where sometimes lymph nodes can be located. It may happen that due to some infection in the close area the lymph node gets larger.
Such lump can be also (more probable than lymph node) a lipoma or sebaceus cyst. Both lesions are benign and do not increase cancer risk.
The best way to find out what it is, is a soft tissues ultrasound. In case of lymph node, biopsy or excision and histopathology tests will rule any serious issues out.
In case of lipoma or sebaceus cyst you may ask a surgeon to remove it.

Hope this will help.
Regards.
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Growing Lump On The Lower Neck That Doesn't Hurt

Hello! Thank you for the query. Lower neck is where sometimes lymph nodes can be located. It may happen that due to some infection in the close area the lymph node gets larger. Such lump can be also (more probable than lymph node) a lipoma or sebaceus cyst. Both lesions are benign and do not increase cancer risk. The best way to find out what it is, is a soft tissues ultrasound. In case of lymph node, biopsy or excision and histopathology tests will rule any serious issues out. In case of lipoma or sebaceus cyst you may ask a surgeon to remove it. Hope this will help. Regards.