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What Causes A Lump The Arm Indicate?
Question: I found a marble size circle under my arm , what should I do ?
Brief Answer:
its a circle or a swelling
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HealthcareMagic.
There is a marble size swelling or a circle?
If its a circle i.e. a change in the color of the skin, then you need to show it to a dermatologist for proper evaluation and management, as it could be anything from a fungal infection to psoriasis, depending upon the type of lesion, which will need a clinical examination to be sure of.
Hope i have been helpful.
Regards,
Dr. Ashish Verma
its a circle or a swelling
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HealthcareMagic.
There is a marble size swelling or a circle?
If its a circle i.e. a change in the color of the skin, then you need to show it to a dermatologist for proper evaluation and management, as it could be anything from a fungal infection to psoriasis, depending upon the type of lesion, which will need a clinical examination to be sure of.
Hope i have been helpful.
Regards,
Dr. Ashish Verma
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
It is a marble size ball , that is the only way to describe it , I didn't mean it was a circle . It is under the skin in the middle of my arm pit!
Brief Answer:
it could be a lymph node then
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Then it could either be a lymph node or a lipoma or even a sebaceous cyst.
It will need an evaluation by a surgeon to come to a diagnosis as each of them have a different feel and consistency.
If it comes out to be a lipoma or a sebaceous cyst, then it can be excised under local anaesthesia on opd basis.
If it comes out to be a lymph node then it will proper evaluation to find the cause of it like presence of chest infection or a breast lump, etc.
So, show to a surgeon first, then he will suggest you the further course of action depending upon his findings.
Regards,
Dr. Ashish Verma
it could be a lymph node then
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Then it could either be a lymph node or a lipoma or even a sebaceous cyst.
It will need an evaluation by a surgeon to come to a diagnosis as each of them have a different feel and consistency.
If it comes out to be a lipoma or a sebaceous cyst, then it can be excised under local anaesthesia on opd basis.
If it comes out to be a lymph node then it will proper evaluation to find the cause of it like presence of chest infection or a breast lump, etc.
So, show to a surgeon first, then he will suggest you the further course of action depending upon his findings.
Regards,
Dr. Ashish Verma
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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