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What Is The Movable Lump In My Jawline?

I have a lump under my jawline, about the size of a golf ball, but it occasionally shrinks in size. It doesn't hurt, and shifts slightly when I touch it. I went to the doctor, who told me that because it's "mobile" it's probably a blocked gland, but definitely not cancer. He also recommended an MRI, which I got. Upon examining the films, he now wants me to get bloodwork to rule out lymphoma, which he says is rare. Still, I'm very nervous about it all.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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HI,Dear, Thanks for the query from you for your painless lump under the jaw line with slight mobility ,which occassionally shrinks and is non-cancerous on MRI study.1-I feel concerned that you are serious to know what is this jawline lump?,2-In my opinion this non-tender lump underneath the jaw line appears to be lymph node mass or a sebaceous cyst ,as it shrinks sometimes.2-a-If you have history of associated malaise or low grade fever in eveining ,then this would confirm for the TB lymphadenitis.2-b-One has to rule out the lymphoma-NHL and or Infectious mono-lymphadenitis.3-I would advise FNAC to fix the reason ans hence would refer the case to ER Surgeon.and would advise CBC,ESR,and chest -Xray would fix the cause of the slightly mobile. 4-Other possibilty would be adenoma of the sub-mandibular gland- as the tumour is mobile and not fixed,which rules out the cancerous nature of this jawline lump.5-Hope this would solve your worry of the mobile lump underneath the jawline.6-Wellcome to HCM for any more query.
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What Is The Movable Lump In My Jawline?

HI,Dear, Thanks for the query from you for your painless lump under the jaw line with slight mobility ,which occassionally shrinks and is non-cancerous on MRI study.1-I feel concerned that you are serious to know what is this jawline lump?,2-In my opinion this non-tender lump underneath the jaw line appears to be lymph node mass or a sebaceous cyst ,as it shrinks sometimes.2-a-If you have history of associated malaise or low grade fever in eveining ,then this would confirm for the TB lymphadenitis.2-b-One has to rule out the lymphoma-NHL and or Infectious mono-lymphadenitis.3-I would advise FNAC to fix the reason ans hence would refer the case to ER Surgeon.and would advise CBC,ESR,and chest -Xray would fix the cause of the slightly mobile. 4-Other possibilty would be adenoma of the sub-mandibular gland- as the tumour is mobile and not fixed,which rules out the cancerous nature of this jawline lump.5-Hope this would solve your worry of the mobile lump underneath the jawline.6-Wellcome to HCM for any more query.