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Asked for female, 30 years old from Gadag
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General Physician•Durg
Your father had already undergone a surgery for tongue cancer. But even after surgery lymph nodes have come positive in the recent pet scan. So the tumour has metastasis in the lymph nodes which are showing up now. There is no definitive thing as to which will work surgery or chemo. Chemo if used now will be just for palliation that is it may extend your father's life but it will not cure the disease. If you'll talk about surgery. It will cure the disease but who knows how many more nodes or org...more
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Persistent cervical lymphadenopathy, or swelling of lymph nodes in the neck, can have various causes. It's important to note that this information is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Possible reasons for a persistent cervical lymph node include:
1. Infection: infections in the head and neck area, such as upper respiratory infections or dental infections, can lead to lymph node enlargement. It's positive that the node reduced with antibiotics, sug...more
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If the lymph node is really a lymph node or any other thing. As well as they want to find out the size and depth of lesion to be certain (if necessary) about its position during surgical resection. You should take the test as it is not painful and there is no harm and lots of advantage.
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Asked for female, 28 years old from Chandigarh
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Hello Jaspreet...
There are more than one reasons for lymph nodes swelling...
We first need to find out the reason and then according to the cause can suggest medicine.
If it is because of tuberculosis then there is no use of treatment for cancer and vice versa.
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Asked for female, 39 years old from Delhi
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General Physician•Ghaziabad
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The enlarged lymph node is due to hormonal changes occurring during menstruation, don't worry it's highly unlikely to become cancer. You can get an ultrasound when it is enlarged to rule out any illness.
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Asked for male, 34 years old from Bangalore
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General Physician•Ernakulam
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Such 2 lymph nodes in neck may be ---as per the position in neck --due to infection in teeth; gums or any other part of mouth ; may be from infection in ear ; may be due to heavy dandrff with infection on sides of scalp etc-- it may be due to ulcer ; wounds ;other skin lesions in scalp; face etc // it may be part of other diseases leading to generalised lumph node enlargement ---anyway, kindly have a check-up by a doctor soon.
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Dentist•Ghaziabad
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When medicine do not work and cannot control the toothpain, then it is high time that you visit the dentist. First dentist will find out the tooth.
Second dentist will take the xray.
If the pain is due to caries, then high chances the carioes have reached the nerve and is giving pain due to infection. So dentist will in that case open the tooth and open thetooth door and then pressure inside the tooth will be released out and as soon as the pressure due to pus is released the pain will s...more
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Asked for female, 40 years old from Delhi
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General Physician•Vaishali
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It could be viral, could be due to skin infection, it could be tubercular. Please share your report with me.
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