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I have a hard lump on the right side of my throat under a mole that is about the size of a half dollar very hard to the touch doesnt move and is painful for more than two weeks with heat/cold and ibuprofen not helping what could it be ?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Throat pain: Lump on throat could be associated with a lymph node, sub mandibular gland, thyroid nodule, cyst(sebaceous for example), problems with muscle, or perhaps a skin tumor.

Answered 7/23/2019

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A member asked:

I have a hard lump on the right side of my throat under a mole that is about the size of a half dollar very hard to the touch doesnt move and is painful for more than two weeks with heat/cold and ibuprofen not helping what could it be ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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