I have been having difficulty swallowing, along with a soreness and tightness in my neck. I can also feel a lump in my neck. I had a thyroid ultrasound, which showed a possible thyroid nodule vs. parathyroid adenoma. Could I be feeling the parathyroid adenoma?
It is usually nearly impossible to feel parathyroid tumors. Even when large, they tend to be soft and squishy, and don't cause pain. Sometimes, if you have a large and deep adenoma, you can feel something when swallowing, though this rarely causes actual difficulty swallowing.
What you are describing actually sounds more like thyroiditis, or an inflammatory condition of thyroid. The most co...
Parathyroid