lump on collarbone near throat

hello i m 60 years old an i notice  ahard lump on my left side close to my  collar bone an a couple of times i wake up gagging for air an choking i m very much worried seeing doctor soon

   I have just found one its soft and is between the bone? i am a 44 year old female. batestl

i am 63 yrs old i also have a lump near my coller bone in the hollow kind of place. i have it since 2 yrs it never pains only rarely i feel some strech on the lump but not tooo much i am woried i went to a docter he gave some test but i did'nt took it seriously but now my neice who is 11 yrs old is getting woried so even i am woried now and the lump is on the left side soooo please please give me some suggestion if someone is having the same problem too...... :'( SO PLEASE HELP ME !

I have a lump also on my collar bone on thee right side. However, I did have neck cancer (not Lymphoma) in the year 2000. I am now 62 and just seen this thing in the last couple of months. It sticks up and is noticeablke. I don't care as long as it is not cancer again. I have no pain at all. I am going back to my cancer doctor on Tuesday to see what he says. I was just wondering if anyone had the same.  I did hve 28 treatmernts of radiation, that was 13 years ago and this thing just showed up below where my surgery was  in the last 8 months. I pray it is not cancer.

 

 

I have noticed over the years that my collar bone on the right side was getting bigger. I brought it to my doctors attention and he said if it got big enough they could do surgery don't worry. My concern is that now on the right side the end of the collar bone has enlarged about the size of a quarter. This isn't a lump above the collar bone but at the end near the throat. Has anyone had a whole side of the collar bone enlarge with a lump at the end. Let me know and good luck to all.

 

I had found a soft lump one day and insisted on seeing a dr that very day . He ordered a sonogram which showed a tumor between my carodit and jugular. After CT scans and petscans, I went to hospital and they did a biopsy and it turned out I had thyroid cancer and the tumor/swelling on the side had metastisized there. My oncologist told me not to worry, before I even had the biopsy and knew it was cancer. During surgery, they were surprised to find my vocal cord nerves were wrapped around a tumor - if I had waited another month I would have had no voice ever again. Not to frighten you, but if your doctor says its nothing, see another doctor.

hi mwslim...my friend has what you had...stage 3...she does not want to do chemo....what did you do. She is 65, was as strong as ever but her spirit is crushed.....how did you find out it was lung cancer? They did an xray on her or scan and showed hot spots....She just got operated with ovarian and everything was removed. A month later they did the scans.....without telling her exactly what kind of cancer or where it is....they just said do chemo and radiation....doesnt seem right....please if you have suggestions, let me know
Thanks

I have had a lump for some time on the right collar bone. I have what is called Mastocystosis. Most doctors in the past skip this diagnosis because NO ONE wants this. It is masting of your cells. Causing cysts and tumors, masting throughout the body occures, right down to cysts inside your bone marrow. It is not called cancer, you can live with this for years without it causing any problems. A life of avoidance to what triggers the masting is what I live. It can and will eventually lead to cancer if you don't get anyphilactic shock first. Discover what is triggering the masting and you will discover the relief to the growth. My triggers are cologne, chemicals on food and in the air; like smoke, bug spray, car exhaust from desel, hot tar, cleaning solutions. I carry an epi pen with me all the time. I live an organic life. Yes there is pain, relief comes with clean air with higher oxygen levels like ocean air. I was moved to Alaska to save me 13 years ago, so far I'm alive and doing much better here. The lump swells and I head to the ocean or mountains away from people. Works. Mastocystosis nasty but doable. Hope you don't have it.

n of you all should take a deep breath. How many of you stretch at all?how many do yoga and are truly aware of their bodies capabilities and therefore its limits and injury signs. I have been weightlifting for 12 years,and throughout that time,ive fluctuated between half attempts where I exploded so to speak,into the workout wuthout any stretching,or otger breathing preparations. Little by little, I injured my whole upper left side in way of muscle. Collar,shoulder, neck..and I have the left collarbone seeming tIght and tubular like. Long story short, your "lump" is most likely bound up muscle fiber abd tissue that wasnt evrr healed on you and continued to meet resistance in gym or work. Dont neglect to stretch from here on out, problem solved. Here are some self massaging, basic techniques. Breath all,and be gentle with your body. Itll be happier and heal.

I have a lump on my left collar bone in front near my throat. I had breast cancer on the right side in 2009. I had radiation. But I have extreme GERD. If your oncologist said not to worry then I would not. I have to see my gastro-Dr. this month, hopefully he can shed some light. But I am not worried because I just had the angiogram done, and blood test, they would have found if I had cancer.

Yes I habe. One

I have one too. My Dr seems unconcerned and his suggestion was arthritis. I am 58years old

I am going through this same thing right now. I have a strong belief that my lump will turn out to be benign & possibly the result of osteoarthritis, which was diagnosed when I was about 50. I am 63 now.

However, I take issue with physicians who say "don't worry about it" without at least an X-ray. From my research, it seems that the clavicle is a rare site for cancer. When cancer does occur, it is often in young adults or adult over 50. It can also be metatastic, spreading from breast cancer and other cancers. While an x-ray does expose one to radiation, it is a lower level than a CT scan or an MRI. An x-ray may well determine the type of growth, or exclude types of growths. Get an x-ray--insist on one, explaining to your physician that you will be less anxious at the very least. If your physician refuses, seek a second opinion. This is your health, and if it is malignant, knowing sooner is better than knowing later! I am a cervical cancer survivor. I came close to dealing with the disease metastasizing beyond the reproductive system because in 1978 when I was 25 years old, HPV was unknown, cervical cancer was rare and usually occurred in older women. The doctors simply did not think of cervical cancer, though they should have, as I had had abnormal cells in my Pap smears for several years. I was told "don't worry about it" numerous times. Surgery removed the cancer thought I was unable to bear children after that.

I agree that one should not "worry about it" until there is a definitive reason to worry. That does NOT translate into "do nothing". Get a scond opinion or opt forcefully for an x-ray. Once diagnosed as benign you can ignore it/deal with the condition appropriately.

I also take issue with the poster who chided us on lack of exercise while explaining his reasons for his superiority complex. You assume too much and the chiding, superior tone you adopt does nothing to get your message across. Physical activity is important at all ages, but lack of it does not translate into cervical lumps/desease! Disability can strike those who are very physically fit. I am an example of that myself. Disabled at 48, totally disabled at 50, I am now limited to short walks and swimming in warm waters. However, I am grateful that I can walk and swim, as well as see, hear and breath. There is life after cancer and disability. I am also an example of that.

Yes i have one very hard too. i hsv to hav a ct scan

I am the 63 yr old who had the hard lump on her R collarbone. After the CT scan, it has been diagnosed as the result of inflammation due to osteoarthritis. It did not hurt, though my R shoulder has given me trouble for years. I had a fall (while climbing a pyramid in Mexico) that tore 2 of the rotator cuff muscles in my shoulder. Whether the pain is from the clavicle or the shoulder muscles doesn't much matter at this point. Also a possibility that the inflammation of the collar bone is from mild, unnoticed trauma from the fall.

Those of us w/osteoarthritis (OA) know that injury sites have a greater chance of developing joint damage and/or deterioration. I have enlarged joints in my wrists, & some fingers, and one knee is now showing signs of bone spurs and shrinkage of the "free spaces". I have had spinal problems since my mid-twenties, diagnosed as degenerative disk disease (DDD), which acts basically like osteoarthritis of the spine. I don't pretend to understand the differences between oseoarthritis and DDD. But I do know that trauma is cumulative over one's lifetime. Since I've had more than my share of trauma (and bad luck) that is likely a contributing factor as well. I've been hit by cars twice, once as a child, though no serious injuries at the time. I've been hit from the rear at fairly high speeds while stopped for left turns, I've been mugged and beaten as I had only 20 dollars, and martial arts training has resulted in damage from hits, falls and "toughening" my hands in pea gravel, sand, etc.

I remain as active as I can be, with walking and swimming my main exercise. I don't know what the future holds-I fear joint replacement surggery, but I am going to remain as active as I can. I am now taking meloxicam, an anti-inflammatory that is giving me good relief from shoulder and knee pain, though it does little for the spinal nerve pain. I do stretches but Yoga, other than very simple stretching moves, is beyond my spine--can't sit, bend very far, stand on one leg, etc. I do try the "mindfullness" part of Yoga which I find calming. Yoga breathing exercises also help relax me and often I can "rise above" the pain.

Again, my research has confirmed cancer on the clavicle is very rare and most cases come from metastisis of previous/existing cancers. Still, one must check these lumps/growths out as thouroughly as possible. Ask your physician to ease your mind and protect your health by doing the X-ray as a minimum and barring a definitive diagnosis from that, a CT scan. Good luck to all and may all your growths be benign!