Palpable Axillary Lymph Node

[KDonovan]

Hi, i'm a healthy 29 year old male, 6'1 165-70lbs..so i'm on the thin side.

I've had a palpable ~2cm lymph node on my right axilla when i first noticed it about 4 years ago. For some anxiety reason, i'm only now started to worry about it (i've had a history of panic attacks). It's soft and movable. Painless. My latest CBC is normal..but never got an LDH or ESR. Last HIV test was negative as well. No weight loss, fevers, itching. However i'm started to notice some soreness in the axilla (can't tell if its real or mental).

It is worth getting it checked out at this point?

[Ken_PA]

You can watch for sudden changes in size, or whether it seems to divide, or if others pop up. Most enlarged nodes like yours are not lymphoma. Some just get enlarged but don't go back down as they normally should.

[KDonovan]

thanks Lucy for the response. Got my self some more lab tests..LDH and ESR were normal. Still plan on getting it check out in the coming weeks, just to put my mind at ease

[Lucy4550]

I've had the same thing for about 5 yrs. and just decided now to get it checked out.  So far....all the tests are negative.  I have a scan scheduled for tomorrow.  The doctor did say that some people have this condition for no known reason.  He even found more enlarged nodes than I realized I had.  I'm sure it's just a benign condition but worth following in case things change.