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What Does Tender Lymph Node Under Armpit Indicate?

I am a 47 year old woman usually very healthy, and I just had a mammogram last October with normal results and I just noticed a very tender lymph node under my left armpit. Do you think it maybe cancer? No history of breast cancer on my moms side. I am a non-smoker.

Sat, 17 May 2014
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Tender lymph nodes can be due to infection but a high suspicion should be kept for cancer. Take a short course of antibiotics and painkillers to see if it settles. A simple ultrasound scan of the armpit will be helpful as cancerous (malignant) lymph nodes have certain distinguishing features.
Please discuss it with your doctor.
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What Does Tender Lymph Node Under Armpit Indicate?

Tender lymph nodes can be due to infection but a high suspicion should be kept for cancer. Take a short course of antibiotics and painkillers to see if it settles. A simple ultrasound scan of the armpit will be helpful as cancerous (malignant) lymph nodes have certain distinguishing features. Please discuss it with your doctor.