Soft Swelling On Left Side Of Neck Above Collarbone

Do you have any symptoms other than the swelling on.

Soft swelling on left side of neck above collarbone.

Visalakshi vallury answered 23 years experience family medicine. Get more information. I have noticed a soft swelling above my collar bone on my left side. Sometimes the swelling occurs not in the clavicle but in the lymph nodes that surround it.

Typically with inflammation which is the more common cause of swelling of the collarbone the swelling may extend to the area surrounding the clavicle. It is puffy and swollen to the touch and not hard. Swollen nodes that are close to your collarbone or the lower part of your neck when you re over 40 are more likely to be cancer. It starts about 1 2 inch above the collar bone on the left side base of my neck and goes almost to the muscle of my shoulder.

Swollen lymphnodes painless above collarbone on left side of neck tender lymphnodes under jawbone in front of ear fever 99 101 5 throat pain fatigue. On the left. I would say its about a 4 inch area that is puffy but does not hurt. The right side is a little bigger than the left.

Small firm bean shaped lumps appear in the armpits under the jaw on the sides of the neck in the groin or above the collarbone lymph nodes are considered swollen when they are larger than 1. Lymph nodes usually swell due to an infection in the mouth teeth scalp or lungs. I notice a soft swelling above my collarbone only when i lift my arms. It connects the arm to the body and is situated near many nerves and blood vessels.

You may have an idea of what caused the lump or it may have appeared out of nowhere. The swelling can arise from the bone itself or from the overlying soft tissue including the skin. The collarbone or clavicle is a long and thin bone that runs between the sternum and shoulder blade. Sometimes a swelling may actually be due to a mass like a tumors.