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Neck lump - Management
When should I admit someone with lymphadenopathy?
- Admit immediately if the person has symptoms such as difficulty breathing (stridor), or signs of superior vena cava obstruction (swelling of the face and/or neck with fixed elevation of jugular venous pressure), or dysphagia to liquids and solids and signs of aspiration.
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