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Can Abnormal Axillary Lymph Nodes Be Precursors Of Cancer?
I have an abnormal right axillary lymph node - found in a breast scan June 2013. I had the scan due to extreme density. I m 48, over 4 years post-menopausal. The 25 mm in length lymph node had a 5 mm corticol thickening. The biopsy revealed a no cancer, but a lymph node that must have remained enlarged after some sort of infection my body had. (although I ve had none prior to this finding) I now have pain under my arm, specifically in that area where the enlarged lymph node is. I also have pain directly under my nipple. Is all this precursors for cancer?
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
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In my opinion you are having inflammatory cause for enlarged lymphnodes in axilla.
As your biopsy from breast mass is negative for cancer, I don't think lymphnodes are malignant in nature.
Znother evidence is pain in the lymphnodes.
Pain usually seen in infection, inflammatory nodes and not in malignant nodes.
So chances of malignant nodes are very less but still I advice to get done biopsy and confirm the diagnosis.
In my opinion you are having inflammatory cause for enlarged lymphnodes in axilla.
As your biopsy from breast mass is negative for cancer, I don't think lymphnodes are malignant in nature.
Znother evidence is pain in the lymphnodes.
Pain usually seen in infection, inflammatory nodes and not in malignant nodes.
So chances of malignant nodes are very less but still I advice to get done biopsy and confirm the diagnosis.
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