Hi all,

Been a long time since I visited. Diagnosed with Oropharyngeal SCC back in 2013, had surgery, neck dissection, radiation & chemo. All has been fine with my checkups since. However now 7 years later and I've found a lump behind my jaw, under my ear. It's hard, fixed and non-tender and my ear feels slightly blocked (as long as I'm not imagining it). Reported it to my GP who sent me for an ultrasound which said it wasn't looking suspicious but didn't identify why there was a lump. I chose to go back to my original surgeon and have it checked out. He did another ultrasound and camera down my throat and also confirmed it didn't look suspicious on ultrasound but has sent me for a CT scan to confirm exactly what it is. He said it could just be the lateral process of my C2 vertebrae and noted this on the CT scan form "lateral process of C2?" and also "parotid?".

Has anyone known of a lump that turned out to be the C2 process?

Thanks for your advice,
Mel.