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Re: BREASTHEALTH: underarm lump

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:30:16 -0500 (CDT)

Lainey

See your ob. This is either accessory breast tissue or a skin appendage cyst. Either way, he can help you out...Dr. von Almen

At Mon, 9 Jun 2008, Lainey wrote: >
>I have had a lump in my armpit as long as I can remember really. I am
>29, and I remember showing it to my pediatrician as a child. He
>actually couldn't feel it, and said it must be a cyst. Since then I
>haven't showed it to a doctor at all. I now have two kids and am
>breastfeeding my 8 month old. The lump seems to have gotten a bit
>bigger. It's about the size of an egg or a bit larger. Should I be
>taking a trip back to the doctor, and if so which one? My general
>practioner or the OBGYN?

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.



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