Hello have found a lump in neck been seen by consultant have a ultrasound and biopsy booked seeing if anyone has been through similar
Hi Mwmac93 and welcome to the Macmillan Community but so sorry to hear about your ongoing diagnosis. Navigating the cancer journey can be such a stressful and challenging time
A raised lymph-node in the neck indeed anywhere in the body can be the result of an infection or illness….. but it can be a pointer to some type of cancer….. but this happens across many different cancer types.
What department was the consultant in?
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Hi Mwmac93
In addition to Mike's excellent reply
Pop this question into the Head and neck cancer forum.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Hi again Mwmac93 do follow up on my friend Beesuit suggestion to have a look in our Head and Neck group.
As for me, I have been on my journey with 2 very rare types of Non Hodgkin’s Lymphomas for over 24 years….
A lump in the neck can often be a sign (Symptom) of one of the over 60 different types of Lymphoma.
Indeed, back in late 2013 it was an ENT consultant who arranged for a surgical biopsy to be done in my ever increasing mass on my neck…… confirming my second type of Lymphoma.
Let’s look for answers soon and as always, my hope is that this turns out not to be a type of cancer.
