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Lump under armpit for five months and doc said was a cyst. not painful and large. doc didn't do anything but told me to keep watch until it hurts.
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Lump: I would suggest you see a surgeon. This could be a simple benign cyst but could also be an enlarged node. If its a lymph node that would be abnormal and deserves further workup.
Answered 5/5/2016
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