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What Causes Boil On Nape And Lump Beside It?

I've had bilateral mastectomy, stage 0 breast cancer, 17 lymph nodes from my right and 7 from my left underarm were removed by my surgeon. Now I have a boil on my nape and i feel another lump beside it. I'ts quite bothersome because it's painful. What do I do. Thank you so much. Good day!
Fri, 11 Sep 2015
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Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have boil or enlarged lymphnode. Enlarged lymphnode may be due to reactive hyperplasia, tuberculosis or metastatic breast cancer. So it should be tested. Go for examination. If needed go for fine needle aspiration cytology or biopsy of that lump. It will give you exact diagnosis. Then you should 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.
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What Causes Boil On Nape And Lump Beside It?

Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have boil or enlarged lymphnode. Enlarged lymphnode may be due to reactive hyperplasia, tuberculosis or metastatic breast cancer. So it should be tested. Go for examination. If needed go for fine needle aspiration cytology or biopsy of that lump. It will give you exact diagnosis. Then you should 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.