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I have a small kind of hard lump on my left side neck where like my chin meets my neck, it's painless unless i push hard and it's movable. cancer or ?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Hyoid bone?: I'll bet you that's what you've discovered. Show your physician next time you visit. Some folks have it more prominent on one side than the other.

Dr Altman agreed

Answered 5/31/2016

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A member asked:

I have a small kind of hard lump on my left side neck where like my chin meets my neck, it's painless unless i push hard and it's movable. cancer or ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Dr Altman agreed

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