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My son 2 year old son has two swollen glands at the base of his skull. they move and are not going away its been like a year now?

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Dr. Hushang Haghighat answered

?Lymph node: if the nodes are not growing most likely they are lymph nodes and they are benign but still they should be evaluated by his doctor.

Answered 12/4/2014

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A member asked:

My son 2 year old son has two swollen glands at the base of his skull. they move and are not going away its been like a year now?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Hushang Haghighat answered

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