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I am 18. i've a pea sized node on back of my neck since birth, hasnt grown. recently got the same in lower abdomen and ear pinna. need to worry?

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Dr. Robert Uyeda answered

If lymph node: is less than 1 cm, it is almost never worrisome for cancer. Your ear mass could be a cyst.

Answered 5/19/2014

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A member asked:

I am 18. i've a pea sized node on back of my neck since birth, hasnt grown. recently got the same in lower abdomen and ear pinna. need to worry?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Uyeda answered

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