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Can Lump Occurrence Lead To Cancer?

I am a 21 year old female with several unexplained, hard, painless lumps. When I noticed the first one, I thought it was just a cyst, but now I have 2 in one armpit, 1 in the other armpit, and 3 on my mons pubis. Does this sound serious enough to see a doctor, and, the obvious question, how likely is cancer (family history for several types of cancers).
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi! thanks for writing to us and sharing your health concerns regarding multiple unexplained, hard, painless lumps in different lymph node regions of your body.

When a person comes to my clinic first of all I examine him/her if these are matted lymph nodes or not and then I go for FNAC/BIOPSY TEST from at least two different nodules which are larger!

In such cases I think of few possibilities like:

1. metastatic carcinoma or any other malignant tumor

2. lymphoma/leukemia

3. tuberculosis or sarcoidosis-like chronic disorder

4. multiple boils

Therefore you must see a doctor and urgently to relieve your tension.

Hope you got the answer. Please revert back to us if any more queries.

wishing you good health!
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Can Lump Occurrence Lead To Cancer?

Hi! thanks for writing to us and sharing your health concerns regarding multiple unexplained, hard, painless lumps in different lymph node regions of your body. When a person comes to my clinic first of all I examine him/her if these are matted lymph nodes or not and then I go for FNAC/BIOPSY TEST from at least two different nodules which are larger! In such cases I think of few possibilities like: 1. metastatic carcinoma or any other malignant tumor 2. lymphoma/leukemia 3. tuberculosis or sarcoidosis-like chronic disorder 4. multiple boils Therefore you must see a doctor and urgently to relieve your tension. Hope you got the answer. Please revert back to us if any more queries. wishing you good health!