Does lumps behind ear indicate cancer?
Patient: Dear sir,My mom is suffering from damage of saliva gland. There is two lumps behind her ear at present their is no pain but doctor inform us in future it would be painful and there is no treatement in allopathy.I want to know is it cancer. Is there any treatement in Ayurved please suggest so we give her best treatement. please sir. Doctor: Hello,It is important to make a confirmatory diagnosis of the lumps behind the hear which your mother has. It is likely that those are lymph node enlargement involving the retro auricular group of lymph nodes due to a condition of the parotid gland. If pain is there, and it is present from a few days, then acute infection is suspected.If no pain is there, then suspicion of chronic infection like tuberculosis or tumor that is slow-growing needs to be considered. Please get an ultrasound scan done and an FNAC needle test to confirm the diagnosis. Treatment is following confirmation of diagnosis. Please do not worry.Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.Regards,Dr. Vivek Chail