Question 1

do painless neck lumps always mean cancer?

Accepted Answer

No: Never say never and never say always. Best way is to go to see your doctor and check it out.

Question 2

what symptoms i should have to consider neck lumps as a neck cancer?

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Lumps: Your question is vague &amp; covers a massive topic, which can't be answered in 400 characters. So, I  provided a link for an exceptional   Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center article with a wide range of info. on the topic:   https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/types/head-neck/head-and-neck-cancer-signs-and-symptoms#:~:text=A%20lump%20in%20the%20neck%20may%20be%20a%20sign%20of,not%20typically%20due%

Question 3

how can you tell if neck lumps are malignant or benign? i have two on my neck. one feels like it is deeper below the skin than the other.

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Mass on neck: The only way to know for certain is to have an FNA (fine needle aspiration).  During this procedure a small needle is inserted into the mass and the cells collected are sent to a pathologist for examination.  The other option is to have a surgeon remove them. At your young age the chances are great that these are benign.  See your doctor.

Question 4

i have had an ultrasound. my neck lumps are not from lymph nodes, so what else could it be? i have 3 on right side

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Few things: Could be estill small lymphnodes not picked up by us, could be things called branchial cysts which could be anatomical remnants of some clefts we had suring development as a foetus inside mother's womb, soft tissue tumors-benign ones -called lipomas/fibromas/neiurofibromas etc. If not causing pain, if not fast growing , if not identifiedas thyroid tissue sitting in some other place like neck, no worry.

Question 5

what are the statistics of lymphoma in young adults(21) what are the odds that neck lumps could be cancerous? have severe anxiety, please help!

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Relax: All young adults have at least one, and usually 2-4, palpable neck nodes. The ones that are lymphoma -- usually Hodgkin's -- are obviously abnormal (size, consistency).

Question 6

are multiple neck lumps that appear rather suddenly considered dangerous? she has 4. one lump is very hard, behind ear. two new ones in past 2 days

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See below: I would certainly get that checked sooner than later.  Could be infectious, could also be a malignancy.   Any recent illness?  Cat scratch or something similar?  Any other symptoms?

Question 7

earlobe by earing hole swollen leaking yelllo pus down the side of my neck lumps on neck by earing hole now area has turned a little dark an itching?

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Ear: You may have a contact dermatitis from an earring or a local infection.  Start with an OTC hydrocortisone cream two times a day but its best to have it checked out

Question 8

when there is cancer in the head and neck. lumps are a symptom. now do they mean the cancerous lump in lymph nobes? or lumps grow anywhere in the neck

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Cancer head and neck: Cancer has usually moved (metastasized) to lymph nodes as lymph flows out of primary tumor and into lymph nodes as it tries to get back to venous system.

Question 9

stiff and sore neck, lumps behing ears, rash on ribs, arms and chest?

Accepted Answer

Neck stiff: "Lumps" are probably lymph nodes, which means there is infection somewhere, most likely viral.  Take motrin if no contraindications, see doctor if not resolved in 10-14 days.

Question 10

i have multiple little swollen lumps (i think lymph nodes, but sure) on the back side of my neck. the lumps are pea-sized. these little lumps are only on the right side. the lumps do not hurt or move. i have had these for 8 days. what are these?

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: The lymph nodes, if you are correct, are movable if benign, i.e. reactive lymph nodes. You should observe them for now, see your doctor if they get bigger.

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Do painless neck lumps always mean cancer?

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How can you tell if neck lumps are malignant or benign? i have two on my neck. one feels like it is deeper below the skin than the other.

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I have had an ultrasound. my neck lumps are not from lymph nodes, so what else could it be? i have 3 on right side

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What are the statistics of lymphoma in young adults(21) what are the odds that neck lumps could be cancerous? have severe anxiety, please help!

A member asked:

Are multiple neck lumps that appear rather suddenly considered dangerous? she has 4. one lump is very hard, behind ear. two new ones in past 2 days

A member asked:

Earlobe by earing hole swollen leaking yelllo pus down the side of my neck lumps on neck by earing hole now area has turned a little dark an itching?

A member asked:

When there is cancer in the head and neck. lumps are a symptom. now do they mean the cancerous lump in lymph nobes? or lumps grow anywhere in the neck

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Stiff and sore neck, lumps behing ears, rash on ribs, arms and chest?

A member asked:

I have multiple little swollen lumps (i think lymph nodes, but sure) on the back side of my neck. the lumps are pea-sized. these little lumps are only on the right side. the lumps do not hurt or move. i have had these for 8 days. what are these?

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