Possible causes of Neck swelling

12 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.

• Cat scratch fever Common Pediatric
• Cellulitis (skin infection) Common Pediatric
• Cervical lymphadenopathy (enlarged neck lymph nodes) Common Pediatric
• Goiter (enlarged thyroid) Common
• Lipoma (fatty tumor) Common Pediatric
• Muscle tear Common Pediatric
• Thyroid cancer Common
• Lymphoma (lymph node cancer)
• Oropharyngeal cancer (mouth cancer)
• Pharyngeal pouch (Zenker's diverticulum) Pediatric
• Burkitt lymphoma (lymph node tumor) Urgent Pediatric
• Thyroglossal duct cyst (neck cyst) Pediatric