What causes a lump in the armpit in a child?
Patient: my grandchild is 6 months old and when you go to pick her up under the right armpit towards her back about level with breast she has a lump. yesterday while getting her ready for a bathand she was standing in crib she turned and you could see a lump about 1 plus inches wide and 3 plus inches long. what could this be. Doctor: This may b an enlarged lymph node. You should go to your pediatrician because this size is huge and abnormal.