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Re: Are all armpit swellings due to cancer?

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:12:02 -0400 (EDT)

Dear Mary- As you have concluded, it is not uncommon to have asymmetry in breast tissue. It is also common to have armpit swelling and pain in relation to changes in cycle and especially in women with fibrocystic condition. If these lymph nodes feel hard or show up as very dense on mammography, then they should be addressed. Other reasons for armpit swelling may be axillary breast tissue itself--this is also fairly common and has nothing to do with the lymph nodes. Rather, it is extra breast tissue in the area...and responds to hormones just as all breast tissue does. Hannah Brooks, MD, FACS

> Hello Doctor, Are all armpit swellings due to cancer? I have had a bout
> of burning in my breasts and armpits this month. I have a history of
> fibrocystic breasts. I noticed that my left armpit seems to be swollen
> (there is no redness, just puffy) and I get some discomfort every now
> and then,like a pinch or an ache that comes and goes. Also is it
> possible to develop more fat or tissue on one side of the breast and
> armpit area? My left breast has always been bigger than my right breast.
> My last mamogram was in January of 2002 and was normal. Please respond
> to my post. Thank you in advance! Mary Lewis
>

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