Hi...I went in yesterday to get a referral to a headache specialist and we noticed  lump on my lower neck above my clavicle on the left side.  Of course, Im freaking out.... My Doctor sent me for an ultrasound of the lump and I am now WAITING on the results. What are the chances its cancer vs. an infection of some sort.  Extremely Worried
Hello welcome to Chat Doctor You didn't mention the characteristics of lump. Whether any change in the size recently.any symptoms because of the existing lump? You didn't mention your age.younger or old age. What is the exact location of lump in the neck or above the clavicle bone. In older age people,in abdominal cancers there will be swelling in the supraclavicular fossa(above the clavicle bone) .or may be infection in and around the oral cavity. But if you are in middle age then the sweeping, may be a lipoma or just an inflamed lymph node. Most common lump is lipoma.it is soft, freely mobile painless, contender, skin can be pinch-able from the swelling. Instead of going for ultrasound,better go for FNAC(fine needle aspiration cytology)by pathologist it will clearly tell the exact diagnosis whether it is a metastatic lymph node. Or lipoma, or just an inflamed node. If you have productive cough of more than 3 weeks duration then it may be a tuberculous lymph node also. Hope you understand my suggestion and answer consult pathologist 1stThank you Chat Doctor. 