hello Doc I have a very small ball on the back of my upper neck, on the right side Im pretty sure its not a cyst. One day I turned my head to the left and felt a horrible pain on my right side, and now I have a small ball that you can only feel if i stretch my neck....what can i do, Ive had it for over a year and it bothers me.
Welcome to Chat Doctor .1. Lump with pain most possible cause could be infective etiology.2. Othere possible causes of lump in the neck regions could be vascular malformations, lipomas and lymphomas.3. If you are my patient I would have examined the lump and ask for an ultrasound lump - to find out the nature of lump, its origin and its extensions.4. Depending on size the treatment will be a course of antibiotics to small incision and Chat Doctor. Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health. Anything to ask ? Do not hesitate. Thank you.