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Worried about a new found lump...
Hi everyone.
Yesterday I found a lump near my clavicle bone that I had never noticed or felt before. It seems to be movable, almost as if I am able to push it back and forth. Back in February 2016, I had CT scans done and in the comment section the doctor wrote that in the level 5B area, I have a lymph node measuring 14x13mm. It previously measured at 14x10mm and it was compared to previous scans done in November 2014 and April 2014. After looking online last night I discovered that the level 5B area is right where I am feeling this lump. I should also mention that I have been sick with allergies and a bacterial infection for the past month, which involved a lot of coughing and sneezing. It is finally all cleared up with an occasional cough here and there. I had a CBC test done a few weeks ago and everything came back normal other than the bacterial infection they found. Otherwise all other numbers were normal. My question is, what could this lump be that I'm feeling? How big is 14x13mm. Is that worrisome? Is it good that it seems to have grown so little in over a year? I'm trying not to worry to much about this, but some guidance would help. Thanks in advance.
Yesterday I found a lump near my clavicle bone that I had never noticed or felt before. It seems to be movable, almost as if I am able to push it back and forth. Back in February 2016, I had CT scans done and in the comment section the doctor wrote that in the level 5B area, I have a lymph node measuring 14x13mm. It previously measured at 14x10mm and it was compared to previous scans done in November 2014 and April 2014. After looking online last night I discovered that the level 5B area is right where I am feeling this lump. I should also mention that I have been sick with allergies and a bacterial infection for the past month, which involved a lot of coughing and sneezing. It is finally all cleared up with an occasional cough here and there. I had a CBC test done a few weeks ago and everything came back normal other than the bacterial infection they found. Otherwise all other numbers were normal. My question is, what could this lump be that I'm feeling? How big is 14x13mm. Is that worrisome? Is it good that it seems to have grown so little in over a year? I'm trying not to worry to much about this, but some guidance would help. Thanks in advance.
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It's not overly big, and the increase is just a little. If it's on the right, that's the side that drains from the lungs - so that would explain things nicely.
If I remember you correctly, you are in your early twenties and so the chance of a malignancy is much, much smaller than any general figures that you might have read.
If I remember you correctly, you are in your early twenties and so the chance of a malignancy is much, much smaller than any general figures that you might have read.
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What I am feeling is on the right side, so I feel somewhat better about that. When I look up images of the area, I see that it is also in the same area as many nerves, so I'm wondering if that is what I could also be feeling since it feels kinda squishy. And yes, I am in my twenties, almost late twenties now...yikes! But thank you so much for your input.
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