Hi, I developed a small hard pea sized lump at the back of my neck  [3 yrs ago] its just to the left of the center of the center line [backbone] and roughly in line with the bottom of my ear lope.last week this increased over a day or two into a dome shaped 1/2 inch lump. its just slightly sore and it seems like its in the skin ,  it feels  like I could  grab it . it dose not feel attached deeper.I had a mild flue a month ago, and also I have developed nose cellulitis [ I think] which I treated myself.My question is , could this be a swollen lymph node. I m 53 [male] pretty fit and otherwise feel very healthy.
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Most probably you have some enlarged post cervical or occipital lymph node. Other possibilities are some soft tissue tumor, skin adnexal tumor or cyst.  You should take a course of antibiotics. If it doesn't respond to treatment then you should go for biopsy of that lump. It will give you exact diagnosis. Then you should take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.