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About three days ago i noticed a lump in my armpit that was about the size of a small grape kinda hard kinda soft like half and half. each day it seems like it gets alittle smaller and harder and it is painless. now it feels like a small marble.

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Sounds like a: SEBACEOUS cyst...get it "checked out" but NOT to worry! Hope this is helpful! Dr Z

Dr Hickerson agreed

Answered 9/8/2019

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