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I woke up this morning with a sore neck on the left side. rubbed it and found an almond sized tender lump under my earlobe at the angle of my jaw.

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Dr. William Culviner answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Neck mass : In this area of your neck, this could be a sebaceous cyst in the superficial skin of the neck, a lymph node, or a parotid gland mass. I do advise you see an otolaryngologist to evaluate this.

Dr Gergits agreed

Answered 4/7/2016

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A member asked:

I woke up this morning with a sore neck on the left side. rubbed it and found an almond sized tender lump under my earlobe at the angle of my jaw.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. William Culviner answered

Dr Gergits agreed

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