Is Axillary Neuralgia Caused by Cancer?

Axillary neuralgia may be caused by cancer or other factors.

Breast cancer, pleural cancer and other cancer tumors may oppress and stimulate the intercostal nerves, leading to symptoms of axillary neuralgia, usually accompanied by primary disease symptoms, such as breast painless mass, nipple discharge, chest pain, shortness of breath, progressive dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, etc. If the patient is only simple axillary neuralgia, it is generally not cancer, but may be intercostal neuralgia caused by herpes zoster.

It is recommended that the patient further improve laboratory and imaging examinations, which are conducive to clarifying the cause and facilitating symptomatic treatment.