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What Could Be The Huge Tendon Like Lump In The Armpit?

A few weeks ago my 15 year old daughter found a large lump in her armpit. The doc said just watch it and wait. Today she could barely raise her arm up all the way because the lump has moved and it looks like a
tendon running down her armpit. The lump is not painful but the thing that looks like thick string is
Sat, 19 Apr 2014
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Hi,
From history it seems that she might be having thrombo-phlebitis giving this problem.
It is possible that acute infection in lymph nodes spread to vein giving rise thick string like appearance.
Go for one antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicine course for 5 days.
Apply Thrombophob cream on thick string.
Ok anmd take care.
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What Could Be The Huge Tendon Like Lump In The Armpit?

Hi, From history it seems that she might be having thrombo-phlebitis giving this problem. It is possible that acute infection in lymph nodes spread to vein giving rise thick string like appearance. Go for one antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicine course for 5 days. Apply Thrombophob cream on thick string. Ok anmd take care.