Is it jaw cancer?

[krista]

Hi, 27 year old female, non smoker, limited drinker.  Last saturday I noticed a smallish lump on my left jaw bone. It felt moveable, no pain.  I went to the hospital, and the doctor there said it looked like a tooth absess.  So went to the dentist on Monday, and its not an absess.

Since then I've been on anti-biotics (4 days), and the lump has gone down, but now my cheek feels mildly swollen...also my jaw does feel bigger on the one side.  

Got xrays today, and I'm freaking out.  They said either tomorrow or Monday...I'm too impatient to wait until Monday...meaning I have massive anxiety.

Does this sound like cancer?

[Buddy721]

Did the dentist take x-rays of the tooth?,,, to see if in fact it was a abcess

[krista]

yes he did

[jwesty]

I have had sort of the same thing.  a few months ago i noticed my jawbone just below my ear, near the  joint was hurting.  I started feeling around and found a little hard cyst type thing on my jawbone.  i have kept track of it and it's getting bigger and the pain in my bone is still there.  Now the pain goes down, it follows my jawbone and hurts under my jawline. I felt another little cyst pushing up with my thumb on the bottom of my jawbone.  That side of my face feels kind of heavy or full all the time.  I'm a little worried

[rockstar011195]

omg, i am only a 13 year old girl and i just searched up this forum on google and i've had this painless lymph node the size of half a jelly bean along my jaw line...its free to move around wen i press on it, its rubbery, and its not firm...its also painless....im really scared wut it is. i went 2 the doctors 2 times 2 get this checked out but he said tat its only 1cm and if it gets bigger and bigger, i have to go back 2 the clinic...im still scared tat its cancer or some mortal infection...can som1 ther tell me wut it is????

[gp011281]

Hi from what you have mentioned, and because it is painless, it leads me to think  it could be something called an Ameloblastoma. Which is a benign(not cancer) tumor. I would get it checked out as they can continue to grow and cause damage to your jaw bone. the kind of doctor that specialises in this kind of medicine is called an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. If i can be of any futher help feel free to post me back

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

There is a possibility that it may be an enlarged lymph node or as rightly mentioned it could an ameloblastoma. These are benign tumors of jaw which very rarely turn malignant. They are usually associated with unerupted teeth. The treatment is surgery.
I would suggest you to relax since you say antibiotics reduced the size of the swelling. It could just be an enlarged lymph node due to infection. Good luck!