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Because there are many muscles, tissues, and organs near the neck, there are many places neck lumps can originate, including: the lymph nodes the thyroid gland parathyroid glands, which are four small glands located behind the thyroid gland recurrent laryngeal nerves, which enable movement of the vocal cords neck muscles the trachea, or windpipe the larynx, or voice box cervical vertebrae nerves of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system the brachial plexus, which is a series of nerves that supply your upper limbs and trapezius muscle salivary glands various arteries and veins Because a neck lump can be caused by such a variety of conditions and diseases, there can be many other related symptoms
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