What causes soft swollen elongated lumps across both shoulder blades?
Patient: I have soft swollen elongated lumps across both of my shoulder blades. I have pressure at the base of my throat and I feel like I have an object at the back of my throat. I have hypothyroidism and take synthroid for this. I have had 75% of my thyroid removed in a previous surgery. Could the remaining thyroid be causing this swelling, pressure and pain? Doctor: Hi.Thanks for your queries- you have three different ones:The soft swollen elongated lumps across both shoulder blades can be due to a condition called papilloma, Get them checked and removes as they are hanging at the pressure points of the body. you get 2 benefits- 1. the disease is removed and 2. you get the histo-pathological diagnosis. The feeling  like an object behind the throat can not be due to thyroid for sure as thyroid is lying low in the neck. There may be lymphoid hyerplasia or some real lump or may be just a globus hystericus related to psychological problem. This may indicate the anxiety you have or the not so good thyroid control. Since you are on synthroid the remaining thyroid can not increase if you are on the right dose. Consult an ENT Surgeon to get the examination done. Get the related endoscopy and other tests done to get an appropriate treatment .