Lump under armpit, elevated Ca15-3; waiting for MRI

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Adoll328
Adoll328 Member Posts: 2
edited December 2021 in Waiting for Test Results

I’m a 33 year old female. I found a barely noticeable (maybe a cm) enlarged lump under my right armpit. No pain or infection associated I have fibrocystic breasts and I can’t notice a change in either breast. Out of worry, ordered a female cancer panel and my CA15-3 was elevated at 27.4 (high reference of 25). I have an mri of my breasts ordered this weekend. I’m terrified. Any similar situations? The waiting period is the next side of hell.

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited December 2021

    All cancer antigen tests depend on watching for changes - not just one number out of the blue. Glad you're ordered further testing, but I don't think the CA15-3 in itself is cause for alarm. Since an MRI can have lots of false positives, I'm wondering why your doc didn't order a diagnostic mammogram & ultrasound first?

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  • Adoll328
    Adoll328 Member Posts: 2
    edited December 2021

    Thank you for the reply! We went with mri hoping for more accurate answers with my dense lumpy tissue. I hadn’t thought about false positives with the mri. Looking forward to any kind of definitive answer soon!

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited December 2021

    Good luck

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