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Is Thyroid Associated With Painless Swelling Around The Neck?

I have a painless swelling at the front right of my neck - My very basic anatomy knowledge leads me to believe it could be an enlarged thyroid but only one side - so I need to see my GP or will it just go away? - I can feel it when I swallow but it s not causing any problems.
posted on Mon, 28 Aug 2017
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Hello and thank you for asking.
You are right, the most probable diagnosis of a mass at that region is thyroid nodule.
You need of course to see a physician who will perform a thyroid ultrasound that will confirm the nodule and give further information regarding to it's nature and decide rather further examinations or not.
Hope i have been helpful.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
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Is Thyroid Associated With Painless Swelling Around The Neck?

Hello and thank you for asking. You are right, the most probable diagnosis of a mass at that region is thyroid nodule. You need of course to see a physician who will perform a thyroid ultrasound that will confirm the nodule and give further information regarding to it s nature and decide rather further examinations or not. Hope i have been helpful. Kind regards, Dr.Mirjeta