Head & Neck Surgery

Finding a lump in your neck is frightening, and waiting to find out what it is, is worse. Mr Bidaye provides prompt specialist assessment, arranging imaging and biopsy where needed, so you are not left guessing any longer than necessary.

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Conditions Mr Bidaye treats

A lump in the neck

Any new or enlarging neck mass: lymph node, thyroid or salivary gland

Swollen glands that have not gone down

Cervical lymphadenopathy needing biopsy or excision

Salivary gland swelling or tumour

Parotid, submandibular and minor salivary gland lesions, benign and malignant

Throat or mouth cancer

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): cancers of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx and hypopharynx

Cyst on the side of the neck

Branchial cyst

Lump in the midline of the neck

Thyroglossal duct cyst

Soft lump under the skin

Lipoma

Skin cyst on the neck

Selected epidermoid and sebaceous cysts, neck region

Procedures & techniques

Ultrasound and needle biopsy

Arranged through radiology following your initial consultation; fine needle aspiration (FNA) to characterise a neck mass

Biopsy for suspected cancer

Biopsies of suspicious lesions in the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, oral cavity, oropharynx and larynx, plus selected lymph-node biopsies

Neck lump removal

Excision of benign or diagnostically uncertain lumps (cysts, lipomas, selected lymph nodes) for diagnosis or symptom relief. Routine neck dissection for cancer treatment is not offered privately.

Salivary gland surgery

Selected parotidectomy and submandibular gland excision, with facial-nerve monitoring routinely available for parotid surgery and surgical loupes used to enhance visualisation of the facial nerve

Mr Bidaye's approach

Mr Bidaye holds a Senior Clinical Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery from Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with further relevant head and neck experience at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Pune.

Most neck lumps turn out to be harmless.

The reason to have one looked at is that the small number that are not do far better when they are found early, and you should not have to sit at home weighing up which yours is.

The nerve that moves your face runs directly through the parotid gland.

Facial-nerve monitoring is routinely available during parotid surgery, and Mr Bidaye uses surgical loupes to enhance visualisation of the nerve.

The risks specific to your case are discussed before you consent.

Head and neck cancer is reviewed through a local multidisciplinary team (MDT) involving radiology, oncology, pathology and other ENT surgeons where appropriate.

Privately, Mr Bidaye provides specialist assessment and diagnostic biopsy; any further treatment plan is agreed by the MDT before it reaches you.

Follow-up and surveillance after cancer treatment can also be arranged privately.

The following should be assessed promptly:

A neck lump that does not go away
A mouth ulcer that has not healed after three weeks
Worsening swallowing or voice symptoms
New weakness on one side of the face
Rapid swelling
Breathing difficulty

Sudden breathing difficulty is a medical emergency. Call 999.

Book a consultation

Appointments are with Mr Bidaye himself and run a full half hour, so there is time to examine, explain, and answer what brought you in. Private appointments can be booked online; our secretary can also advise on insurance and fees.

Book a consultation Speak to our secretary