Worried about lymph node
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I'm posting regarding my mum.
She found a pea size lump in the back of her neck under the base of her scull before Christmas. After going to the drs a few times, they kept just shrugging it off saying it will go away and they are not concerned. Eventually they did a full blood count which came back normal, however they did say it showed a recent viral infection.
Last month she decided to ask to be referred to ENT to get it checked, they wouldn't refer as she "didn't have any other symptoms". We decided to go private to get an ultrasound gone, as we felt we were going round it circles and nothing was getting sorted.
wr went for the ultrasound which was performed by a Dr, who said there were no concerning features to the lymph node, normal shape and normal blood flow.
Now the last couple of weeks she's been getting itching at the base of her spine in just that location. When the dr mentioned other symptoms of lymphoma, they did mention itching, so this has now got us a bit worried again.
Also, shed had an on/off cough for a couple months.
my question is, can a Dr see by an ultrasound if a lymph node is begin?
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jacob69637 katie03012
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an ultrasound cant rule out lymphoma by itself, there are certainly traits that point towards lymphoma or cancer but they arent always present. it isnt uncommon for lymph nodes to stay enlarged permanently or a long time after a bad infection, over a year ago i had a very bad upper respiratory tract infection and have had 8 lymph nodes that swelled up in my neck and never gone down. ive had follow up scans and showed no growth and the doctors (ive seen two ENT's abd a hematologist, said they arent worried) have said sometimes nodes stay enlarged after an infection. the biggest thing is if they continue to grow.