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What Does A Small Bump In Armpit Indicate?

I have a small bump in my armpit. Just above the crease. It is hard and hurts when I touch it, but only a bit. There is no redness. It can move around a little bit. Area a bit warm. I have gotten the same thing in the area between my legs (area leading up to vag)
Wed, 31 Dec 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.

A small lump in the armpit, which is small and just tender and can be moved a bit, without redness and the area is warm can be due to:
A Sebaceous cyst just infected.
Or a Lymph node.

This can be confirmed by a physical examination by a General Surgeon and ultrasonography and guided FNAC.

If this is a sebaceous cyst , get it removed.
If a lymph node , then a course of 3 weeks of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicines will solve this.
Since you are a female patient , Excision biopsy is a must for the following reasons
- You get rid of the swelling
-you get a diagnosis by histo-pathological examination.

Also needed is a physical examination of the breasts to see whether there is a cancer ion the breast. Also go for FNAC, mammography
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What Does A Small Bump In Armpit Indicate?

Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidate history. A small lump in the armpit, which is small and just tender and can be moved a bit, without redness and the area is warm can be due to: A Sebaceous cyst just infected. Or a Lymph node. This can be confirmed by a physical examination by a General Surgeon and ultrasonography and guided FNAC. If this is a sebaceous cyst , get it removed. If a lymph node , then a course of 3 weeks of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicines will solve this. Since you are a female patient , Excision biopsy is a must for the following reasons - You get rid of the swelling -you get a diagnosis by histo-pathological examination. Also needed is a physical examination of the breasts to see whether there is a cancer ion the breast. Also go for FNAC, mammography