LUMP UNDER LEFT ARM

I have had a mid-size lump under my left arm since Dec. 2001.  I had a mammogram done in January that came back good.  The lump is still present, so I  made another appointment to have the lump checked out.  I have occasional throbbing pain in the area under my arm, and in the last few days my left arm has also been hurting.  Any advise?  Does this sound like some type of cancer?  My grandmother died of lung cancer about 5 years ago

[CCF-RN,MSN-rf]

Dear WORRIED IN PA:  There can be many causes of lumps under arms.  Yes, cancer can be one of them but it is not necessarily the most likely case.  The best thing to do is to have this examined by a phycisian.  If necessary, the lump can be removed or biopsied.

[rwb777]

i am a male here and i was taking a shower today and found a lump under my right arm pit and now im worried sould i wait to see if it goes away or get it check out right a way?

[concerned in nj]

I am a 25 year old male. I found a lump under my right arm 2 weeks ago, and now it is starting to hurt? what could it be?

[DINGBAT]

MY NAME IS JESSSICA, I AM 20 YEARS OLD. AND I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND MY UNDER ARM WAS SORE UNDER MY LEFT ARM AND I DIDNT' KNOW WHY. I FELT AROUND ON IT AND IN JUST ONE SPOT IT WAS REALLY SORE AND IT HAS A SMALL LUMP UNDER IT. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS COULD BE. BUT MY DOCTOR FOUND LUMPS IN BOTH OF MY BREASTS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I HAD A ULTRASOUND DONE OF BOTH OF THEM AND THEY DIDNT' FIND ANYTHING. SO THAT KINDA FREAKED ME OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING THERE BUT I FELT THE LUMPS BEFORE I HAD THE ULTRASOUND DONE LIKE A DAY OR TWO BEFORE I WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE IT DONE AND THEY WAS THERE. BUT NOW I DON'T FEEL ANY IN MY BREASTS BUT MY LEFT BREAST HAS BEEN REALLY SORE HERE LATELY I THOUGHT I PULLED A MUSCLE AND THAT IS WHY IT WAS HURTING BUT NOW THAT LUMP OR A KNOT HAS CAME UP AND I AM SCARED SINCE THEY FOUND THOSE LUMPS BACK OF THIS. SO WHAT COULD IT BE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE ANYBODY.

[DINGBAT]

MY NAME IS JESSSICA, I AM 20 YEARS OLD. AND I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND MY UNDER ARM WAS SORE UNDER MY LEFT ARM AND I DIDNT' KNOW WHY. I FELT AROUND ON IT AND IN JUST ONE SPOT IT WAS REALLY SORE AND IT HAS A SMALL LUMP UNDER IT. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS COULD BE. BUT MY DOCTOR FOUND LUMPS IN BOTH OF MY BREASTS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I HAD A ULTRASOUND DONE OF BOTH OF THEM AND THEY DIDNT' FIND ANYTHING. SO THAT KINDA FREAKED ME OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING THERE BUT I FELT THE LUMPS BEFORE I HAD THE ULTRASOUND DONE LIKE A DAY OR TWO BEFORE I WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE IT DONE AND THEY WAS THERE. BUT NOW I DON'T FEEL ANY IN MY BREASTS BUT MY LEFT BREAST HAS BEEN REALLY SORE HERE LATELY I THOUGHT I PULLED A MUSCLE AND THAT IS WHY IT WAS HURTING BUT NOW THAT LUMP OR A KNOT HAS CAME UP AND I AM SCARED SINCE THEY FOUND THOSE LUMPS BACK OF THIS. SO WHAT COULD IT BE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE ANYBODY.

[kimalyama]

When I was a little girl I had a lump under my arms but what we have discovered was that I was allergic to deodorants I am 10 % of the population that is not suppose to were deodorant. it cause the lumps.

[kimalyama]

When I was a little girl I had a lump under my arms but what we have discovered was that I was allergic to deodorants I am 10 % of the population that is not suppose to were deodorant. it cause the lumps.