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Sarcoma

Archives for August 2011

Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Stage IV
My son was diagnosed with Stage IV Alveolar Rhabdo in June of 2008 when he was 15. It was spread throughout his trunk, and they were never certain of the location of the primary tumor. Had spread to liver, and there were some cells found in the lungs. He underwent 52 weeks of chemo (five or six different chemos, in…
Numbing
I am experiencing numbness in my bicep area. Has anyone else experienced this and know anything that helps?
Hoping for some words of wisdom on osteosarcoma
Hi...I'm from the colorectal group but I have a longtime friend who's son was just diagnosed with osteo sarcoma. He's in his 20's. I posted on the bone cancer board too before I saw the sarcoma board. I guess I'm hoping for some words of wisdom from someone who has been there. The son, Justin, is very depressed and says he…
synovail sarcoma of the hand
My sister was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma and had to have part of her left hand removed. She went to oncologist today and was told that she will need 6 rounds of chemo with 4 days of inpatient chemo every 21 days, along with localized radiation. I am concerned for her because she lives in Mississippi and is on…
is this sarcoma?
pls explain my biopsy report: "Core needle biopsy. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION: Malignant spindle cell tumor with the presence of atypical figures of differentiation IHC: SMA +, S100 -, CALDESMON -, DESMINA -, CKAE1/3 -." was taken from my thigh
DermatoFibroSarcoma
I was diagnosed with DFS in June of 2010. I had a small nodule on my left cheek/hip area. My dr. told me she didn't think it was anything to worry about so therefor I didnt. I noticed when swimsuit season came along you could see the nodule and me the person I am decided it was time to visit a dermatologist. This took…
HELP --- Questions about Liposarcoma
Hello, I have a tumor on the top of my left thigh. The MRI showed it as a possible lipoma. After much research I have found that Liposarcoma is often misdiagnosed as a lipoma. I also have a large mass in my left calf that has not had a MRI yet. I am concerned about this so I called University of Michigan Sarcoma Center. I…
Spindle Cell Sarcoma in Abdominal Cavity
Hello, Everyone! We are waiting for a second opinion from the Mayo Clinic, but it seems that I have a fist-sized spindle cell sarcoma next to (attached to?) my stomach. Anyone else familiar with spindle cell sarcoma?

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