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A 21-year-old female asked:

I have three lumps on my neck, had them for years. could they be cyst or cancer?

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Dr. Hushang Haghighatanswered

Specializes in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Lymp nodes: You should be evaluated by your doctor ,most likely those lumps are lymph nodes.

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