I was just diagnosed by mammo and ultrasound with a small (8mm) breast lump that appears to be malignant. (Needle biopsy is scheduled for next week.) I also have had soreness near that armpit for a couple of months, and the doctor was able to feel an enlarged lymph node. Does this indicate that the cancer has probably spread to this lymph node?
(The ultrasound report says that “survey views of the… axilla are negative for any suspicious lymph nodes with single benign appearing lymph node in the deep axilla.” That sounds reassuring, but I don’t know how much the ultrasound can really pick up.)
