Can swollen glands under neck be cancerous...small moveable lump. I am 51female menopausal with symptoms of Fatigue,thinning hair, brittle nail,constipated. My doctor tells me this is not a reason for concern and will go away. I have history of cancer in family(breast cancer and cervical). My tsh levels are normal. I am deficient in vitamin D and high cholesterol not diabetic but close to be. should I follow up with other testing? I did an ultrasound already showing the nodular mass
Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor. It can be signed of cancer but in most cases it isn't, and usually it is indicating some inflammatory process in our body. But it can't be ruled out for sure without further tests especially needle biopsy, so you should do this if swelling persists or progresses Wish you good health.