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A member asked:

I noticed a tender lump in my left breast right near my armpit on the top left side. what can this be?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Hard to tell.: This is one of those problems where a visit to your doctor is necessary to figure out what's going on.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/6/2013

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