I am a 25 year old female.I have found a pea sized which is completely painless lump in my left armpit. Its right at the top of my armpit and feels hard and mobile. There is no redness or swelling, which concerns me as it leads me to think it isnt an infection. I do not currently have any form of viral infection and havent had one recently. I noticed the lump about 2 weeks ago.There is no real history of cancer in my family, but I am concerned that this could be lymphoma. I did go an see my doctor about this and he said it did not feel sinister and he thinks I should allow 6 weeks for it to potentially go down. He advised me to come back in again and see him if its still there. Although, I would like to trust my doctor, I really feel I should have some form of biopsy carried out. I have huge anxiety about this at the moment and feel like its preventing me from enjoying my life in the mean time.Please can you advise?
Hello welcome to Chat Doctor Madam freely mobile lump may be a lipoma.it does not transform into cancerous doubt that it would be a lymphoma, but it is not mobile. If it is lymphoma then in routine blood test you may see the abnormality in the total number of White blood cells.you may feel fever also. Consult pathologist and have FNAC(fine needle aspiration cytology) of the lump present in the arm pit.it will clearly tell the diagnosis.and based on that consult surgeon, and he will guide you how to remove the lump. Hope you got answer from methane you Chat Doctor. 