Results From Neck Scan - Left feeling a little bemused

Hi all,

I have had an enlarged lymph node (classic pea sized) for about 3-4 months. Had it looked over, GP said he didn't see anything that worried him but sent me to get a blood test. Bloods came back fine (had to ring them after a week to get results).

The lympnode did not go after another month so I was booked in for a UT scan, in that time I had another lump develop just above the lymph node which the GP pescribed me with antibiotics over suspected ingrown hair which did go down and is now just a very slight bump.

Had the UT scan and rung my gp today after 3 days of waiting and the reception said the results came back satisfactory and the lump was an enlarged lymph node (which I was aware of anyway) but the worry was that cancer was causing the enlarged lymph node.

I guess what im left a little confused at is, what does satisfcatory mean? Are there 'Good' results? And, I assume if there was any cancerous lumops beneath my skin they would have came up on the scan (he did scan my whole neck and take a whole bunch of photo's. The last thing is that I've now had an enlarged lymph node for 4 months and theres been no evidence as to what the reason could be.

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  • Hello and thank you for your post.

    I am afraid that we are not able to clarify what the receptionist meant when she gave you the result of the ultrasound scan. I think the best thing to do is to make an appointment with your GP to go over these results. Your scan results will have been done by a consultant radiologist (this is a specialist doctor). Ultrasound scans are a really effective way to see what is causing the enlarged lymph node and if it shows any concerning features, such as a possible cancer. 

    The fact is that most lumps and bumps are not caused by cancer. So, if the report of the scan does not say there are signs of a possible cancer you should be reassured. You really should discuss the result with your GP so I hope that this can happen soon for you. 

    I hope you will be okay.

    Take care

    Caroline

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  • Hello and thank you for your post.

    I am afraid that we are not able to clarify what the receptionist meant when she gave you the result of the ultrasound scan. I think the best thing to do is to make an appointment with your GP to go over these results. Your scan results will have been done by a consultant radiologist (this is a specialist doctor). Ultrasound scans are a really effective way to see what is causing the enlarged lymph node and if it shows any concerning features, such as a possible cancer. 

    The fact is that most lumps and bumps are not caused by cancer. So, if the report of the scan does not say there are signs of a possible cancer you should be reassured. You really should discuss the result with your GP so I hope that this can happen soon for you. 

    I hope you will be okay.

    Take care

    Caroline

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