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hi
i noticed a little hump in left upper arm about 7 months ago.it was only felt by pressing the area .it has definitely grown a lot in size since then and there is some pain now.this arm is measuring 2 cm more than the right one.i am still breastfeeding.im very worried that can it be cancer or something else.i was seen in hospital and they will send appointment for scan.can u tell me more aboout it please.
thank you
aysha
Without being able to examine you myself that is very difficult or impossible. I do however suggest that both ultrasound & MRI scans should be made and that also a thin needle aspiration biopsy should be done so that we will know what it is! Before that is done we can not decide what to do about it!
Thanks! Without an examination it is impossible for anyone and everyone to tell you more! We must wait for examination results before anything else can be done!
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