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2. Man, 57, dismissed a growing lump on his neck. It was a sign ...

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   A lump in the neck due to a swollen lymph node that slowly gets bigger is a common symptom of ... After treatment, Moog was cancer free. But the side effects from head and neck radiation lingered ...

3. Cervical lymphadenopathy - Wikipedia

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   Lymph nodes may become enlarged in malignant disease. This cervical lymphadenopathy may be reactive or metastatic. [1] Alternatively, enlarged lymph nodes may represent a primary malignancy of the lymphatic system itself, such as lymphoma (both Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's), [6] lymphocytic leukemia, [1] Lymphadenopathy that lasts less than two weeks or more than one year with no progressive ...

4. Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis - Wikipedia

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   The term 'cervical' refers to the cervical lymph nodes in the neck; it is unrelated to the cervix. The alternative name scrofula comes from the medieval Latin scrōfula , diminutive of scrōfa , meaning brood sow , because swine were supposed to be subject to the complaint, [ citation needed ] or because the line of elevated lymph nodes was ...

5. Head and neck cancer - Wikipedia

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   Head and neck cancer often begins with benign signs and symptoms of the disease, like an enlarged lymph node on the outside of the neck, a hoarse-sounding voice, or a progressive worsening cough or sore throat. In the case of head and neck cancer, these symptoms will be notably persistent and become chronic.

6. Lymphadenopathy - Wikipedia

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   Infectious lymphadenitis affecting lymph nodes in the neck is often called scrofula. Lymphadenopathy is a common and nonspecific sign . Common causes include infections (from minor causes such as the common cold and post-vaccination swelling to serious ones such as HIV/AIDS ), autoimmune diseases , and cancer .

7. ‘Doctors Dismissed My Chronic Cough As Allergies. It Was ...

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   The second doctor felt the lymph nodes on my neck and told me one of them was swollen, which could be a red flag of cancerous growth, but assured me that it probably wasn’t cancer.