In most cases, neck pain occurs due to a minor injury. But new, worsening, or constant neck pain could be a symptom of cancer, especially if a person has other cancer symptoms, such as a lump. Neck ...

The thyroid, a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the front of the neck, is part of the endocrine system. Small lumps or bumps, called nodules, are often present — and may or may not be ...

Enlarging purple pruritic nodules on the dorsal neck One month after a painful neck rash, an HIV-positive man develops pruritic purple lesions at the same site. A 34-year-old African American man ...

The patient’s nodules were keloid scars due to herpes zoster. With age-related decrease in cell-mediated immunity, the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that has been lying dormant in a dorsal root ...

The Neck Cloud has announced a cervical traction device designed to help busy mothers relieve neck pain, improve sleep ...

Skin cancer on the neck may be basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), or melanoma. Melanoma typically looks like a dark-colored asymmetric mole, BCC looks like a shiny or pearly ...

Thyroid physical examination findings didn't correlate with ultrasonography findings in a cohort of patients where a majority showed no symptoms of thyroid enlargement; however, enhanced training in ...