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How Can a Lump On The Armpit Be Treated?

I noticed a lump under my right arm. I was adjusting a hat in the mirror, and it was clearly visible. No pain associated with it. I saw my doctor and she referred me to our local breast center for a mammogram. There, they did the mammogram as well as an ultrasound. The doctor said it loold like a swollen ventricle and that if it got bigger, I should see a vein doctor. I m just wondering if it is, in fact a vein, what would cause this? It has grown a bit larger so I m gping to get it checked out. Is this something that could be deadly? Is it likely I could need to have it surgically removed to get rid of it? Also, I have pulmonary stenosis, not sure if this is associated or not. Thank you in advance.
posted on Mon, 6 Mar 2017
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
The swelling in the axilla that proved to be a ventricle like a dilated vein, confirmed by Ultrasound and no lymph node or mass in the breast or anywhere else is a good sign.
It may not be related to the pulmonary stenosis as such since this is a single one and far away from the affected site.
This is not at all dangerous but it is worthwhile to get this excised as this is not a normal part of the body.
Secondly you will get the confirmed diagnosis by the way of getting histo-pathology done.
it is possible that you have an inadvertent trauma in past, direct or indirect that caused the injury with the small vein and the affected part got dilated.

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How Can a Lump On The Armpit Be Treated?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood the concerns. The swelling in the axilla that proved to be a ventricle like a dilated vein, confirmed by Ultrasound and no lymph node or mass in the breast or anywhere else is a good sign. It may not be related to the pulmonary stenosis as such since this is a single one and far away from the affected site. This is not at all dangerous but it is worthwhile to get this excised as this is not a normal part of the body. Secondly you will get the confirmed diagnosis by the way of getting histo-pathology done. it is possible that you have an inadvertent trauma in past, direct or indirect that caused the injury with the small vein and the affected part got dilated.