i know someone who has a lump on the side of his neck, and the inside of his mouth is white, where the lump is located? he is going to see a doctor, but i was wondering if anyone, doctor especially, knows what this could be?
2007-02-14 17:20:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
There are many causes of lumps in the neck. The most frequently seen lumps or swellings are enlarged lymph nodes, which can be caused by bacterial or viral infections, malignancy, and other rare causes. It need not be necessarilly cancer.
Enlargement of the submandibular salivary glands (under the jaw) may result from infection or malignancy. Lumps in the muscles of the neck, almost always in the front of the neck and involving the sternocleidomastoid muscle, result from injury or torticollis. Lumps in the skin or just below the skin are often caused by cysts such as sebaceous cysts.
The thyroid gland may also produce a lump, multiple lumps, or swelling in the neck as a result of thyroid disease or malignancy. Most cancers of the thyroid gland are extremely slow growing and often curable by surgery even if they have been present for several years.
If the mouth is whitish instead of usual pinkish in color it may be due to anemic conditions and low blood count.
Anyway the doctor is the best judge to determine the cause and act as per his advice. Don't get unnecessarily worried now itself. Best of luck for the patient. -
2007-02-14 23:09:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he can easily scrape off the white stuff in his mouth, then he most likely has a fungal infection called thrush. Thrush usually occurs in people who are having problems with their immune system, or in diabetics. If he can't scrape off the white stuff in his mouth, then it could possibly be cancerous
2007-02-15 01:50:50 · answer #2 · answered by . 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully, it's an infection, and can be treated with antibiotics. His doctor will be able to run tests and find out what it is.
Best wishes
2007-02-16 14:07:09 · answer #3 · answered by Char 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strep or Thrush
2007-02-15 03:07:34 · answer #4 · answered by j6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend has something like that. It should be just an infection. That's what hers is. Hope it's nothing worse than that for you friend. Good luck.
2007-02-15 01:26:19 · answer #5 · answered by Lucy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like when we found out my husband had mouth cancer looks like cottage cheese .but you wont know till they do a biopsy good like i hope its not
2007-02-15 01:26:57 · answer #6 · answered by mountainchowpurple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be thrush
2007-02-15 01:30:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cancer?
2007-02-15 01:24:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋