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If i had enlarged armpit lymph nodes would i be able to feel them? i'm very slim?
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The best way to palpate lymph nodes in the armpit is with the arm hanging loosely down by the side of your torso. If you lift up your arm, lymph nodes recede deeper into the axilla. In my experience palpable axillary lymph nodes are pathological until proven otherwise and deserve investigation.
Answered 5/18/2022
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