Enlarged Lymph Nodes

Hello, I have had a growing lymph node in the back of my neck for several years.  I got used to it and ignored it.  My wife noticed about 4 months ago that it was quite large and it was actually visible with the naked eye as something that bulged from my neck (looked like a ping pong ball).  I went to a head and neck surgeon and he found several others in my neck that I was unaware of.  He did some blood tests, was not mononucleosis and my lymphocyte count was high.  He did a fine needle aspiration and it came back inconclusive, stating that there was an abundance of lymphocytes.  He ordered a CAT scan and this showed several enlarged lymph nodes.  Finally, he did remove the large node from my neck and sent it to a pathologist.  The official diagnosis was "reactive hyperplasia" and "progressive transformation of germinal centers."  I was instructed to return in 6 months for a follow up.

Since then (3 months ago), I have discovered a couple of other lymph nodes in my neck (probably showed up in the CT scan) but I can also feel them.  Some are less than 2cm, but some are larger than 2cm in diameter.  I also just found another one or two a couple of days ago over my right collar bone.  It/they are smaller than the ones in my neck, but something is definitely there.

Should I be satisfied with the PTGC diagnosis, or worried that something else is going on?  Should I speak to an oncologist?

[Ken_PA]

Hi, you might unfortunately be stuck in 'watch and worry' mode for many months. Or, you might ask for a second pathologist to review your biopsy.

[Ken_PA]

Hi, you might unfortunately be stuck in 'watch and worry' mode for many months. Or, you might ask for a second pathologist to review your biopsy.