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What Does Swollen And Painful Lymph Node In The Right Armpit Indicate?

Hi, I had a swollen painful lymph node in my right armpit went and got ultrasound & biopsy, but since then the pain has gone down & I have developed pain In my right gum where my wisdom tooth should be and sometimes my ear hurts during the night I m a 31yo female
Tue, 9 Aug 2016
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Normally axillary lymph nodes are not felt. However, sometimes in normal people, they are felt as small (less than 1cm in diameter), soft, non-tender swellings. Large tender but mobile lymph nodes usually indicate infections or small wounds of the arm (as a skin infection or a cat scratch). Harder, fixed or matted axillary nodes often indicate malignancy usually from the lung or breast
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What Does Swollen And Painful Lymph Node In The Right Armpit Indicate?

Normally axillary lymph nodes are not felt. However, sometimes in normal people, they are felt as small (less than 1cm in diameter), soft, non-tender swellings. Large tender but mobile lymph nodes usually indicate infections or small wounds of the arm (as a skin infection or a cat scratch). Harder, fixed or matted axillary nodes often indicate malignancy usually from the lung or breast