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Suggest Treatment For Lump Near Armpit

Posted on Fri, 9 Oct 2015

Question: Hi I have been on 5 chemo regimes and radiotherapy for metastetic breast cancer Her2+ for 2 years with no gap in between. It's relentless. Ten days ago I finished 6 weeks of radiotherapy and yesterday noticed a hard lump between my other breast and armpit (it's not in the actual armpit itself but lower down). I'm assuming it is a gland and my cancer specialist says it is suspicious and I'm waiting to hear about a biopsy and ultrasound. I am heartbroken as I thought I might have kicked this horrific disease after an intense fight. Can it be removed by surgery? I can't take any more chemo. Thanks.

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
yes it can be

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

If it is suspicious then we should biopsy it. If it is indeed cancer and PET scan does not show any disease elsewhere, then I would recommend surgery to remove it.

If there is disease elsewhere, then surgery will not help.

Hope this helps.
Regards

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