All of our Board Certified Physicians are trained in Head and Neck Surgery. This includes tumors of the throat, larynx (voice box), neck, thyroid gland, parotid gland, and submandibular gland. Any lump or growth in the neck or face area should be evaluated. This is particularly true if it is a painless growth. Growths or swellings that are tender are often caused be infections. Growths or swellings that are non-tender are more ominous.