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why need an chest x ray for a lump on neck

my 5 year old daughter has been to the hospital today to see a doctor about a lump she has had on her neck since she was 1, the lump moves around and is hard, the doctor sent her for a chest x ray but i couldnt understand why she was sent for a chest xray for a lump in her neck, could someone explain
many thanks vickie
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yes he also ordered a full blood panel with a fasting the night before. what is he looking for
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wouldn't a CT scan show more. I have a lump on the right side of my neck, food gets stuck on right side and he said its swollen. he ordered an xray also
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thanks for that, the doctor didnt really explain to me what it was for all he said was she needed a chest x ray and she needs to go back for a full blood count, you were very helpful thanks again
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Hi.  The doctor ordered a chest x-ray done because he's considering the possibility that the neck lump may be an enlarged lymph node.  The enlarged node may be a sign of a chronic infection, like pulmonary tuberculosis.  Hence he ordered the x-ray to rule out this possibility.  Another reason why the x-ray could have been done is to look for other lumps in the chest, which could happen in infectious conditions or in certain malignancies such as lymphomas.
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