What is the treatment for a lump on the jaw?
Patient: I have a hard lump on the outside of my lower jaw on the left. I recently went to a dr and was told it was a swollen gland and was put on antibiotics. I am almost done with the antibiotics now and the lump has not gotten any smaller or gone away. should I call my regular dr and have it checked? Doctor: Hi, dearI have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have some salivary gland tumour like pleomorphic adenoma or somd enlarge lymphnode. You should go for fine needle aspiration cytology of 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 health care magic. Wish you a very good health.