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Hello I have 1 enlarge lymph node on the left side of my neck, and another pea size right above my collar bone on the left side of my neck as well. I went to the doctor and was tested for MONO, HIV, STD, thyroid, and throat culture; They all came out negative. I am tired, and i have been have extremely bad night chills, and sometimes night sweats, I feel sick after i eat like i want to vomit.. I don't have a fever or cold. I'm schedule to do a biopsy July 6th. I have done the ct scan and it determined i had 1 single enlarge lymph node but 1 month later the 2nd one popped up. Both nodes are hard, but they are move-able, well at least the large one, I can't tell with the pea size one. My left side of my neck hurts. Do you think it could be cancer. I know I wont know for sure till i have the biopsy, maybe somebody went through something similar.
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1081992 tn?1389903637
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If the CT had shown something bad, they likely would have scheduled an excisional biopsy, not just a needle.
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1081992 tn?1389903637
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At this point, I'd guess that the needle biopsy will show no-cancer. The nodes are behaving as if they are "reactive" instead, in other words they're doing their  normal job of fighting some infection. Nodes can sometimes become hard for reasons other than cancer, and can even stay enlarged for a long time because they get scarred inside.

Good luck, let me know how it turns out. I think you'll be happy with good news.
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1081992 tn?1389903637
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1cm is large, but not large enough to start thinking that it must be cancer.

If that node became that large overnight, it's probably not cancer. If it grew over time and is still growing, that's more troubling.

If the CT report does not discuss the internal architecture, I'd want to know why an ultrasound isn't now used to do so, before a biopsy -  if it's an excisional biopsy and not just a needle biopsy.

Are you referring to thyroid antibodies?
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I honestly don’t know, the ent doc just said my thyroid went from a 3.57 to a 9. I had the cat scan then a month later I went to see the ent doc and he scheduled me for needle biopsy with ultrasound.

A week after I seen the ent I found a small pea size on my collar, then about two days ago another 1 relatively the same size as the 1 centimeter lymp Node popped up next to the pea sized node on my collar bone. Now I have 1 under my chin but you have to press a firmly to feel it.
I honestly don’t know, the ent doc just said my thyroid went from a 3.57 to a 9. I had the cat scan then a month later I went to see the ent doc and he scheduled me for needle biopsy with ultrasound.

A week after I seen the ent I found a small pea size on my collar, then about two days ago another 1 relatively the same size as the 1 centimeter lymp Node popped up next to the pea sized node on my collar bone. Now I have 1 under my chin but you have to press a firmly to feel it.
1081992 tn?1389903637
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"he told me that everything came back fine"
I'd want to get the CT report, you have a right to it. If it says you have "normal architecture" or "fatty hilum", then you can feel much better about not having cancer.

Or it might only tell the size, which is unfortunate. What do you estimate the size to be?
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The ent doc said it was 1 centimeter
1081992 tn?1389903637
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Hi, can you post the text from the CT scan report?
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I got it at the er, they didn't give me a copy. All he told me is, it looked like 1 single enlarge node. The thing about that is he told me that everything came back fine, but when I went to the ENT doc to follow up they  said my thyroid is at a 9 (when I was tested at the ER, but the ER doc never brought it up) but I tested my thyroid 1 week prior to the ER at a city MD (i live in NYC) and it was 3.57.
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