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What would experts say about "lump" i have above the thyroid gland?
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Cartilage : You are probably feeling your "adam's apple", or other cartilage of your neck. Most people cannot feel their thyroid unless it gets quite large, or has a big nodule. Check it out with your doctor if you are concerned.
Answered 8/21/2013
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Mostly normal: I see many patients with "lumps" in the neck that eventually are determined to be normal. Lumps above the thyroid area are the adam's apple (technically, the thyroid cartilage of the larynx). It may also be the cricoid cartilage of the larynx. Rarely, there can be a cyst that developed from the duct that eventually becomes the thyroid during your development as an embryo--thyroglossal duct cyst.
Answered 4/24/2015
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