[Birgitta-A]

Hi Chirley,
The normal way to examine a painful lump is to make a fine needle biopsy. Is it an infection that should be treated at once?

Then there are other imaging tecnics than MRI like SPECT and PET.

SPECT: http://www.medicalobserver.com.au/ne...ce-perspective

PET: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154877.php

Hope you will get a diagnose and treatment!
Kind regards
Birgitta-A