My 8-year-old Labrador has a golf ball lump on his neck. What is it?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | unneutered | 10 years and 4 months old
My Labrador is eight and overnight has a golf ball sized lump on neck under skin
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Published on July 20th, 2016
Depending on the location of the lump, it could be Chico's lymph node that is the swelling. Those get swollen due to lymphoma, cancer, or infection. Any suspicious lump should be checked out by your vet. I recommend taking Chico into your vet to have that lump examined. Your vet can do a test called a fine needle aspirate to determine what that lump could be. To do this, your vet sticks a small needle into the lump to get a sample of it's cells, and examines the cells on a slide under a microscope. It's usually painless to the animal, and relatively quick to perform.
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Published on October 31st, 2017
That really is quite significant swelling but more information on the original diagnosis would be required to advise accurately and you should contact the original vet and inform them of the masses. The lumps you can feel may be enlarged lymph nodes which drain the head of infection and inflammation but can also be enlarged due to tumors - biopsy may be required to assess fullly
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