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My sternocleidomastoid on the right side of my neck is big than the left it pokes out i can see in the mirror and feels large and hard what happenin?
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There are a ...: Number of structures in the neck deep to the scm that can cause the muscle to displace laterally and look big and feel hard. Large lymph nodes are most common, also tumors and cysts occur here. Torticollis can affect the muscle as can benign and malignant tumors of the muscle, however these are rare. Suggest you see a physician.
Answered 7/21/2018
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