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I found a lump on my throat should i be worried what could this be ?

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Dr. Mark Loury answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Many possibilities: If it is in the middle of the neck then dermoid, thyroglossal duct cyst, lymph node, thyroid isthmus nodule are most likely. If on the sides then lymph node ( benign or cancer), salivary gland tumor, branchial cleft cyst, thyroid lobe nodule are main possibilities. If it persists for more than two weeks see ent.

Answered 4/29/2019

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