Has anyone ever had their armpit examined ?

I have my armpit touched and second time I laughed . it tickled me . I wonder if anyone ever had their armpit looked at dermatologist or by your doctor .

This is a pretty normal part of a physical exam, they are checking your lymph nodes in that area(of which there are many). This area is a common part of the body for breast cancers to show up at/migrate to.

Yes, I have had it done in my regular physical for many years.

Lymph nodes are in the most unlikely places it seems, armpits included. So, that means after and during any cancer related treatment a doctor will routinely check the armpits for possible swollen glands as many types of cancer will manifest itself by metastasizing along the lymph glands. My oncologist was very thorough with this and sometimes it felt like she was trying to palpate my shoulder blades by way of the armpits, pressing deeply in as far as she could.

Yes my armpits and the lymph nodes located there are examined and this is always included as part of my breast exam.

Yes, I've had my armpits examined to check the glands and also as part of a breast examination.

My armpits are looked at during skin exam at dermatologist. That's it for me.

My dermatologist always examines my arm pits. My primary care doctor examines them during a complete physical.

Yes, countless times during a breast exams and dermotological exams for melanoma. Always VERY thorough, methodical and complete. Nothing is missed.

Yes usually I am asked to put my hands behind my head whilst the doc checks the glands in my armpits

at school exams armpits where checked for signs of hair development, along with some more embarrassing regions...

The only time was when I noticed skin tags that were getting irritated. I mentioned them to my GP and he froze them off.

Yes, to check lymph nodes. It only happened once at a physical with a very thorough doctor. He was old school and was a professor at a prominent med school. That was perhaps the most intensive physical I've ever had.

I recall few real exams where the glands under the arms were not checked. I consider it to be a standard check in both real and play exams.

It's a normal part of the physical to check for swollen lymph nodes. These nodes are in your neck and groin as well as other parts of your body.

Checking of the lymph nodes in the axilla (armpit) as well as the neck are an integral part of any exam and often performed as part of a breast or chest exam. As the Lymph nodes are part of the lymphatic system, through which flows lymph, a colourless fluid that bathes the cells of the body, and which drains proteins and waste materials to the blood circulation.

Usually lymph nodes are not enlarged and thus cannot be felt, but if you have previously had an infection (such as tonsillitis) you may have noticed and felt your lymph nodes becoming enlarged, painful and tender on palpation. Furthermore they can also become enlarged (but not usually painful or tender) if cancer cells lodge in them. As Andie has mention anyone at risk of melanoma or had melanoma will have their lymph nodes examined, the aim is to detect any enlargement of the lymph nodes and undertake investigation at an early stage.

These include lymph nodes in the following areas:

- head and neck

- arms

-axilla (armpit)

-inguinal area (groin)

- back of knees.