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Hard lump, lumps under left ear ultrasound concluded... necrodic nodes. two drs i saw 1 was ent said it was not a lymph node and it could b tendons?

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Dr. David Astrachan answered

Hard to know: Your question is very unclear. Did an ultrasound show that you had necrotic nodes? If so that is an important finding. If the ultrasound did not show anything then what you may be feeling could be something like tendons or possibly even bone from your cervical spine.

Answered 2/10/2013

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Hard lump, lumps under left ear ultrasound concluded... necrodic nodes. two drs i saw 1 was ent said it was not a lymph node and it could b tendons?

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