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Painful lump approx 1"long x.25" wide along the left side of neck - what feels like the carotid artery area. also - cold sore weeping into left eye?
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Painful: Cervical lump needs evaluation could be a lympgadenopathy or a carbuncle and less likely a tumor
Answered 6/19/2015
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R/O LYMPHADENOPATHY : LYMPHADENOPATHY may be secondary to infection , requires Ab. If it persists LONGER 8 WEEKS DEMANDS A FULL EVALUATION. You need an Exam& Labs. CT SCAN OF CHEST ABD & PELVIS. BX OF LYMPH NODE. If the pathology is not diagnostic you need a RADICAL LYMPH DISSECTION TO R/O LYMPHOMA VS METASTATIC PROCESS. SEEK PROMPT EVALUATION FROM YOUR INTERNIST AND A GENERAL SURGEON. Second opinion may be warranted
Answered 9/12/2017
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