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I feel a knot inside my right cheek and the right side of my face is swollen you can barely tell unless i point it out. what could cause this?

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Inflammation: Or tumor of parotid salivary gland or enlarged lymph node are possibilities. Have a doctor take a look.

Dr Iwata agreed

Answered 3/6/2015

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