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What Causes Painful Lump On The Side Of The Neck?

Hi, I have recently noticed a lump approx. the size of the end of my thumb on the lateral right side of my neck. it is somewhat hard to the touch and sore. The only things different in my diet recently are removing wheat products and an OTC Testosterone Booster. I m a bit nervous, I also have had a bulging spot in the right front of my throat for years, a physician s diagnosis was that it was just a fat deposit. The one in the front is not painful at all just not very attractive. The lump on the side I painful though.
posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2014
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Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have some enlarged cervical lymphnode in neck. It may be due to some infection in upper respiratory tract or near by draining area. Your front of neck lump may be lipoma. So no need to worry about that. Just take a course of antibiotics accordingly for your cervical lymphnode. If lump doesn't respond to treatment then biopsy diagnosis is advisable.

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What Causes Painful Lump On The Side Of The Neck?

Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have some enlarged cervical lymphnode in neck. It may be due to some infection in upper respiratory tract or near by draining area. Your front of neck lump may be lipoma. So no need to worry about that. Just take a course of antibiotics accordingly for your cervical lymphnode. If lump doesn t respond to treatment then biopsy diagnosis is advisable. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.