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Hi. What is axillary breast cancer? Theres have tumor or lump inside the breast? Or only in under arms?
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Breast cancer can arise any where with in the breast tissue...sometimes the tumor might be very near to armpit ...or
Sometimes the breast tumor will be very small which is difficult to identify on examination but it already has spread to armpit with a swelling in armpit..
There is no separate term as axillary breast cancer
It is treated as breast cancer after confirmation with biopsy report
Next Steps
Relevent reports will help in giving better opinion.. approach surgical oncology team..
Health Tips
Treatment will be same as per stage of breast cancer
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Axillary breast cancer, may refer to either the location of a cancerous lump in the breast, in the corner towards the armpit. Or it may refer to a metastatic node in the armpit or underarms. Please share your concern in further detail to get appopriate advise
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Basically breast can arise from four quadrant of breast, but most commonly it arises from right upper outer quadrant.
Lump in this quadrant is felt as axillary mass sometimes.
Next Steps
Two investigations:
1.Bilateral breast sonomammography
2.If lump is suspicious then biopsy.
Once biopsy proven then consult cancer specialist.
Health Tips
Bilateral breast sonomammography once in a year after 40 years is recommended for all female.
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