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What Does A Lump In Armpit Indicate?
Question: I have a lump in my left armpit that last for several years which pains only when touched. Please let me know what could i do to this?
Brief Answer:
Ultrasonography and FNAC
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history: 28 / Female - lump in left armpit for years together - pains only when touched - wants to know what can be done...
The most probable causes of such a lump can be:
-Lipoma
-Sebaceous cyst
-Lymph node
-Tail of the breast
The best way to get this diagnosed is:
Ultrasonography and ultrasonography guided FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology).
This will prove the cause.
Also consult a General Surgeon to have a clinical diagnosis and an opinion for the proper diagnosis and whether to keep such a lump under observation or to remove it and send it for histo-pathology examination. By removing such a lump if feasible, you get rid of the disease too.
I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis and treatment if need be . . . Please feel free to ask for more if you need to.
Ultrasonography and FNAC
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history: 28 / Female - lump in left armpit for years together - pains only when touched - wants to know what can be done...
The most probable causes of such a lump can be:
-Lipoma
-Sebaceous cyst
-Lymph node
-Tail of the breast
The best way to get this diagnosed is:
Ultrasonography and ultrasonography guided FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology).
This will prove the cause.
Also consult a General Surgeon to have a clinical diagnosis and an opinion for the proper diagnosis and whether to keep such a lump under observation or to remove it and send it for histo-pathology examination. By removing such a lump if feasible, you get rid of the disease too.
I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis and treatment if need be . . . Please feel free to ask for more if you need to.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
i have heard that taking a Vitamin E supplement works for such lumps. What would you suggest?
Brief Answer:
No, it does not.
Detailed Answer:
You have to get a proper and correct diagnosis first. Vitamin E does not help in such lumps...
No, it does not.
Detailed Answer:
You have to get a proper and correct diagnosis first. Vitamin E does not help in such lumps...
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
Just wondering if this could be a cancer lump?
If that is the case what is the chance of survival?
If that is the case what is the chance of survival?
Brief Answer:
Not likely to be a cancer -
Detailed Answer:
Considering your young age of 26, lump stationary for so many years, no other constitutional problems you talked about, this is not likely to be a cancer lump; so no opinion about the survival.
Not likely to be a cancer -
Detailed Answer:
Considering your young age of 26, lump stationary for so many years, no other constitutional problems you talked about, this is not likely to be a cancer lump; so no opinion about the survival.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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