Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD Key Takeaways A lump behind the ear can be caused by swollen lymph nodes, which are common and usually harmless.Most lumps behind the ear are benign and can be ...

Parents have recently been asking me some swell questions about their children having swollen glands. Let me stick my neck out on this one and tell you that swollen glands are simply another term for ...

A lump started growing under my armpit, and it was noticable enough for my mom to say something. My doctor dismissed me twice, saying it was just a swollen lymph node. I'm glad I listened to my mom, ...

When Nina Berlingeri, then 28, spotted a lump on the right side of her neck in December 2020, she thought a recent illness caused an inflamed lymph node. “I actually dismissed that, unfortunately ...

Doctors recommend patients schedule their mammogram before receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, or space out the two appointments, after some women have been mistaking swollen lymph nodes for breast lumps.

“By the way, I’ve noticed this little lump at the base of my neck. It’s a bit sore and over the last couple of weeks it’s been growing a little. Do you think it’s anything?” Mrs. Ross, though doing ...

"It got progressively bigger and then I had trouble breathing when I would lay down," says Makaila Chenier of finding a lump in her neck in January Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the ...

This winter, Aubrie Cogan noticed a swelling in her neck, behind her ear. At first, she didn’t think much of it. She didn't feel sick, just a little run down. She thought maybe it was stress causing ...

When my twin sister got the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the end of December, she kept noting that her armpit felt swollen. It was similar to the soreness experienced with an ...