Swelling in one or more lymph nodes in the neck is a common symptom of head and neck cancer, including mouth cancer and salivary gland cancer. Lumps that come and go are not typically due to cancer. Cancer usually forms a lump that slowly gets bigger. More @Wikipedia
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