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A muscle mass at the back of the neck is this signs of arterial blockage or stroke?been to cardio and rehabilitation all say it was normal

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Highly unlikely: 31yr old women don' t get strokes and arterial blockages for no reason. It could be a muscle spasm or trigger point; sometimes people have lipomas that can be mistaken for masses. See your doctor.

Answered 11/28/2017

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Dr. Soren Singel answered

Specializes in Neurosurgery

Not vascular: The mass you describe may be the soft tissue overlying the C7 spinous process (vertebra prominens). Many people have a hump there (in the midline). Blood vessels run in the anterior neck, and blockage/stroke risk etc will not present as back of neck mass.

Answered 2/13/2015

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