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Throat cancer?
My mom is 60 yes old and had been a 2 pk a day smoker for at least 40 yrs. She has had a sore throat, trouble swallowing and ear pain for months and didn’t tell anyone. Her ultrasound showed enlarged lymph nodes. We have a follow up scheduled and the doctor asked that I be there to discuss further work up. I know that there is a serious potential for pharyngeal/esophageal cancer but what else could it be? I don’t want to scare the family if it could be something else! She doesn’t have tonsils
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Agreed, it could potentially be disease... Please consult with reports for further advise
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Get her examined by good doctor..
If suspicious is high, she will require Biopsy from node..
Good local examination may also give information about primary site of disease
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Hi...she needs to be evaulted properly..by clinical examination and necessary imaging and biopsy probably.
Good luck.
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there are few things suggestive of cancer...long history of smoking..enlarged nodes and pain radiating to Ear .. .get an FNAC of the node and get clinical examination of base of tongue ,larynx and hypopharynx by an ENT surgeon or surgical oncologist and get an MRI done of base of tongue is involved otherwise CT Scan of neck
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Dr. D.Shiva Prasad
Radiation Oncologist
7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Well enlarged lymph nodes certainly calls for evaluation. It could be anything from simple pharyngitis to malignancy.
It is almost impossible to narrow down without having examined . Wonder if you can share the reports.
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