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Archives for June 2009

Cancer tattoo
I'd like to get a tattoo to honor my battle with cancer. Any sugestions as to what it could be?
Has anyone been told MRI showed benign tumor but biopsy turned out to be cancer?
I met with the orthopedic oncology surgeon yesterday and we reviewed my MRI..I am breathing a big sigh of relief in that he feels by just viewing the MRI my tumor looks benign (lipoma) however he will be removing next week to biopsy and rule out liposarcoma. Since there is no guarantee of a diagnosis until it goes to…
To do chemo, or not to do chemo?
I was diagnosed with soft-tissue sarcoma in March, 2009, and had surgery to remove an aggressive, high grade tumor from my thigh, in April. I will begin radiation on Monday for 36 sessions. The recurrence rate is 50/50. If the cancer spreads, it will go to my lungs. I have been given the option of doing chemo for four…
Does low grade mean less chance of metastasizing?
Or does this matter at all in terms of the chance the cancer will spread?
what to expect w/ biopsy "surgery"??
As mentioned in my previous posts I will be meeting w/ an ocologic orthopedic surgeoen to discuss removal of my tumor for biopsy. Additionally, it's starting to cause pain in my arm. I've been told they will remove the entire tumor and surrounding healthy tissue. Is this typically an outpatient/in patient procedure for…
newly diagnosed with fibrosarcoma
Hi everybody, I have been diagnosed with a form of sarcoma called fibrosarcoma located in my right palm (yes,I'm right-handed). I just finished my first week of 6 weeks of radiation therapy. I have a strong faith in God, so that helps me tremendously. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips or anything else I may need…
questions to ask oncologic ortho surgeon?
I have now been referred to an oncologic orthop. surgeon for removal and biopsy of the tumor in my arm. What questions are important to ask the surgeon? I have an HMO and my options for a specialist are limited, I want to make sure I have found the right one... Also, what can be expected from such surgery? Is it outpatient?
Possible liposarcoma of the arm and questions...
I found a small lump on my left arm over a month ago. My doctor said it was simply a lipoma but if I wanted to have an u/s conducted she would order it. Long story short the u/s turned into an MRI which is turning into having the tumor removed for further dx. The tumor showed characteristics of a lipoma as well as…
16cm X 12cm Mass
In 2006 I underwent a laparoscopy for a 4cm X 7cm complex pelvic mass and was told that there was no mass only complex scar tissue and something that I was probably born with. I began experiencing LLQ pain and went to my physician and was send for an ultrasound on 04/17/09 which revealed a 16cm x 12cm mass in the right…

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