What does a lump in armpit indicate?
Patient: Hello, I'm 44 years old and I've just discovered a lump in my armpit just a few minutes ago this evening as I was taking a bath to get ready for bed. It wasn't there earlier today at all (I'm rather sure as I take a bath mornings after my exercise, then evenings before bedtime). It is almost the size of a pea. The skin over it is not reddish at all (looks rather normal) but the lump feels rather sore when I touch it gently. The lump doesn't seem to roll under the skin when I touch it and the very skin covering it seems to be somehow stuck or connected to it (like it seems to be just right under my skin). I palpated further and found another one that is almost like the first one I have just found except that it is smaller. At the moment I I'm having my monthly period and for me it is not unusual that my skin gets really sensitive or that my breast gets lumpy and so on...It is just that this is the first time I"ve found a lump in my armpit. Could this be just something benign like a furunculitis (I shaved yesterday with a rather dull shaver)? I'm rather worried. Doctor: Hi, dearI have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have some enlarged axillary lymphnode due to reactive hyperplasia or some furuncles or infection.  You should take a course of antibiotics. If it doesn't respond to treatment then biopsy diagnosis is advisable to rule out lymphoma or malignancy.  Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.