 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Julie,
That means swollen lymph node and it appears you have only one measuring 2.4 cm. As there as other causes for swollen nodes beside cancer you need to get an appt with a cancer qualified ENT. What I mean by cancer qualified, I would try to make sure the ENT deals with cancer a lot so maybe locate one at a cancer center nearby. The node needs to be biospied to rule out cancer and they most likley will do what's called a FNA, or fine needle aspiration. It's a painless in office procedure that takes a few minutes and you will get the results back in about a week.
So calm down, as I'm sure you tell all your patients, and get the appt and lets see where we go from there.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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