Lump on right side of neck! Help!?
457570
It is probably a swollen lymph node if it is under the angle of the mandile (corner of the jaw, and in front of the sternoclediomastoid muscle (the one from the bottom of the back of the ear (the mastoid bone) that goes down to the middile of the sternum (breastbone) at the notch. Check to see if when you crane your neck forward the lump is just in front of the muscle that becomes prominent as you push your head forward - if so it increases the likelihood it is a harmless lymph node swelling - not all lymph node enlargements are harmless though (and it will need to be seen by a physician). Harmless causes include reactive lymph node from tonisllitis, viral pharyiogitis, cystic acne chanegs, tooth infections and more.\n\nOther masses in the neck include thyroid masses (cysts and tumors) salivary masses (inferior parotid gland or submandibular gland, epidermal inclusion cysts and more.\n\nI think the biggest reason to see a docotr is to make sure an alien spider did not lay eggs under your skin in that area while you were sleeping last night. (just kidding)\n\nGood luck. Go see the doctor, but don't loose sleep over this - it is probably harmless.
1047836
could be just a cyst, but go to doc and have it checked just to be on safe side
471686
I DON'T WANNA SCARE YOU AND TELL YOU THAT IT MIGHT BE CANCER BECAUSE AS SOON AS WE HEAR THE WORD LUMP THAT'S WHAT WE ALL START TO THINK. IT COULD BE A ULCER, OR IT COULD BE ANYTHING NONE OF US HAVE GIVING YOU X-RAY'S SO THERE FORE WE WOULD NOT KNOW TRY AND GET SOME X-RAYS BECAUSE THIS CAN SEE YOUR ORGANS AND INSIDE OF YOUR BONES. THEN YOU WILL KNOW WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS AND YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE. I HOPE THAT YOU FEEL BETTER AND MY BEST WISHES ARE WITH YOU.
320826
Oh jeez, you need to go to a doctor right away and get a real diagnosis.  We're all just guessing and you wouldn't want something to be misdiagnosed on a dumb website, would you? It could be anything from thyroid problems to swollen glands or something worse. Don't take any chances.  Please go see your family doctor right away.  LOL :o)
730134
No one can give you an answer unless they are a doctor, take this lump seriously because it could be something serious. Don't be embarrassed to talk to your parents because it could save your life. A nurse told my son that there was nothing wrong with his testical, and now he has testical cancer and he is going to be a very ill young man of 26 and he had a lump. Best of luck and God guide you to the right decision.
743780
Go to your family doctor first.  That doctor can refer you to a specialist if needed.  An x-ray at a denist won't help diagnose this lump because an x-ray will not show most soft tissue...only bone and teeth.  But, many times, when I do an ultrasound of the type of lump you are describing located near the jaw bone, it turns out to be a lymph node.  Lymph nodes can enlarge when they are fighting some type of infection.  But any change in the body needs to be checked out by a medical professional.
594967
It is probably a cyst. Stop guessing and make an appointment today to get it checked out. You also might have mastitis.\n\nGood luck!
241511
its probably a cyst, can be fluid filled or cancerous.  get it check expecially if its painful or increasing in size
840759
if its round and movable under the skin, its most likely a lipoma, which is harmless and common.  it might hurt because you've been touching it and rubbing it a lot, or it may be something worse.  definitely get it checked out, if anything, to ease your mind.  Best of luck!
985950
GO SEE A DOCTOR AS SOON AS YOU CAN...YOU MAY HAVE SOMETHING!
390095
your appendix is on your right side. you might want to go get that checked out
85699
This happened to me once, only it was a bigger lump than your average pimple, and I didn't squeeze it like you did. I asked my doctor about it and she said it was more than likely a cyst caused by an ingrown hair due to irritation of the hair follicle caused by either too much shaving or shaving with a product that irritated my skin. She said that it would go away on its own (and suggested I not shave on that side for a few weeks to limit the irritation, which I heeded because I really wanted it to go away) and within about a month, it was all gone! If it seems like it's just a pimple then it probably is one, but if it's bigger than that it never hurts to check with a doctor!
338244
HI. IT COULD JUST BE A IRRITATED GLAND OR LYMPHNOID ( WE HAVE TONS OF THEM IN OUR NECKS). I WOULD WAITE A FEW DAYS AND IF IT IS NOT GONE YOU SHOULD HAVE IT CHECKED. BETTER SAFE THEN SORRY. GOOD LUCK.
814571
First of all,  "nothing to worry about" couldn't be any further from the truth.  While it is true that most lumps in the neck end up being benign, it is always a very good idea to get them checked out by a physician.  If you are young the lump could be a lymph node, a lipoma (fatty tumor) or some sort of cyst.  However many malignancies present as lumps in the neck.  This is especially true if you are over the age of 50 or if you smoke or if you drink heavily.  Thyroid cancer can appear at any age.  It would be helpful to know your age, smoking history, duration and location of the lump.  Also is it tender, is it getting larger etc.  My advice is to get it checked especially if it is greater 1.5 cm in diameter.  See your physician, or an ear, nose and throat surgeon.
1115953
a lump - call you doctor if you even THINK you might have a chance of having it - early detection is the only way to survive it!!!!
614247
It sounds like a ganglion cyst.  Check out this site and see if this is what it looks like.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganglion_cyst
1045586
go to the doctor it may be serious!