lump above right clavicle, supraclavicular

Hi i've found a lump right above my right clavicle, it is little bigger then a pea and it's hard as a rock,, should i be worried?

Hello! Do you think that the lymph is a swollen lymph node or maybe a fracture of the clavicle? Did you have any trauma to the area?

I fell two years ago and broke my clavicle. A bump appeared a little bit above the bone-my doctor said it was from the fracture. But I also experienced the swelling and the pain.
I had a splint adjusted and had to sleep with a lot of pillows so I wouldn’t roll on the broken bone. Do you have any accompanying symptoms or it’s just the lump?

helene wrote:

Hello! Do you think that the lymph is a swollen lymph node or maybe a fracture of the clavicle? Did you have any trauma to the area? I fell two years ago and broke my clavicle. A bump appeared a little bit above the bone-my doctor said it was from the fracture. But I also experienced the swelling and the pain. I had a splint adjusted and had to sleep with a lot of pillows so I wouldn’t roll on the broken bone. Do you have any accompanying symptoms or it’s just the lump?

Hi and Thankyou!!!!
No i havent had any injury, etc, it is hard as heck, and it is not on my bone it is right above my right clavicle,, i'm thinking its a lymph node, Oh i dont know, but any advise??
Thankyou
shell

Well, it could be a lymph node and if it worries you so much and if it appeared sudenly then you should have it looked at, to try to determine what it really is and possible cause for its appearance. It is really impossible to say anythinh online about it.

See a doc! Good luck!

helene wrote:

Well, it could be a lymph node and if it worries you so much and if it appeared sudenly then you should have it looked at, to try to determine what it really is and possible cause for its appearance. It is really impossible to say anythinh online about it. See a doc! Good luck!

Hi well i went to a doc and said it is definiatly a lymph node, and they took some blood and I had a chest x-ray and now need a biopsy, sooooooooooo we will see, i am a little scared, and also any advise would be soooooooo grateful!!!
Thankyou

I ALSO HAVE A LUMP, I'VE HADE A U/S DONE AND X-RAY THIS WEEK I WILL HAVE A CT DONE THE RADIOLOGIST AND MY DOCTOR ARE STUMPED.

What did they say when they did an x-ray? Did they say anything about what they though or they just ordered a biopsy. Did they say what kind of biopsy they will perform? Are they going to do a needle biopsy or remove a part or a whole lymph node?

The thing with lymph nodes is that they produce white blood cells that are the first thing an infectious agent runs into when it enters the body. When there is an inflammation present, a node can swell as it produces more and more white blood cells to fight the infection and the causative agents. The lymph nodes also try to trap cancer cells.

A doctor may decide to perform a needle biopsy or an open biopsy. In needle biopsy, a sample is taken by inserting a needle (of course). You will be given a local anesthetic.

In an open biopsy, the node is either fully removed or just one its part and sent for a lab testing. You may be given either a local or a general anesthetic.

You should get the results after a few days. Let us know how it went!

helene wrote:

What did they say when they did an x-ray? Did they say anything about what they though or they just ordered a biopsy. Did they say what kind of biopsy they will perform? Are they going to do a needle biopsy or remove a part or a whole lymph node? The thing with lymph nodes is that they produce white blood cells that are the first thing an infectious agent runs into when it enters the body. When there is an inflammation present, a node can swell as it produces more and more white blood cells to fight the infection and the causative agents. The lymph nodes also try to trap cancer cells. A doctor may decide to perform a needle biopsy or an open biopsy. In needle biopsy, a sample is taken by inserting a needle (of course). You will be given a local anesthetic. In an open biopsy, the node is either fully removed or just one its part and sent for a lab testing. You may be given either a local or a general anesthetic. You should get the results after a few days. Let us know how it went!

Hi Helene, thankyou for your reply, its nice to talk to someone, when i went for the x-ray they just did it and I did ask "did you see anything?: and they said they couldn't say that the radioligist had to read it first, My doctor didn't say what kind of biopsy the surgen will do I have to go this week to see him then we will know more, They are looking for cancer apparently when you have a enlarged lymphnode above your clavicle it is nessassary to do these tests, It is hard and nothing i've ever felt before, I mean when i get a sore throat my lymph nodes under my chin in the neck area get enlarged, this is different, and to tell you the truth kindof scarey, anyway i'll let you know how things go,
Thanks again
Shell

Hi Shell!

Have you had a biopsy done yet? What did ther results say?

Helene

hi
i read your posts
i have a large hard lump near my right clavicle
i have had an x-ray- nothing shows
i have had a CT - nothing shows
i had a MRI- and have been told by one nurse that it is synovium.

is this what the other people had?
and how was it treated?