tumor under right ribcage Posted: 02-21-08 13:15pm
I had a lump come up about 3 months ago,
dr. said it was probably a cyst. Referred
me to surgeon who did an ultrasound and
said it was a tumor. I had a MRI Tuesday
and I won;t get the results until Monday
afternoon. Can an MRI show if it is
cancerous or not?
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MandMs
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Posted: 02-22-08 06:05am
Was the ultrasound performed on your
liver?
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kimb1048
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Posted: 02-22-08 12:55pm
No, the tumor is on my abdominal wall. I
can feel it very well and certain postions
I am in I have to move because it is so
uncomfortable. It doesn't hurt ...it is
more like a dull ache and it is driving me
crazy.
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kimb1048
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Posted: 02-25-08 22:36pm
Well, I went in today for the results of
my MRI......nothing....I have to have
additional test nest week. My insurance
co. would not approve a MRI wit contrast
so thanks to them I have to wait even
longer to find out more. This is driving
me crazy.
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Posted: 02-25-08 22:39pm
Did they say the lump was part of the
abdominal wall or from the organs
underneath?
The only way to be sure is as to whether
or not it is cancerous is to do a biopsy.
If the doctors were really concerned they
should have given you this option.
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kimb1048
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Posted: 02-26-08 11:53am
They said that from the ultrasound they
did it looked as if it was in between the
muscle layers on the abdominal wall. The
ultrasound that was done...it was
difficult to see so they had me stand up
and it showed up right away. I can feel
it no problem. I just hate this waiting
game.
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MandMs
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Posted: 03-03-08 09:25am
I think the doctors need to perform a
fine-needle aspiration of this lump to
make diagnosis based on cytologic features
(look and characteristics of the cells
under microscope)
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UDontKnowMe7
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Posted: 04-24-08 10:35am
I had a tumor in my abdominal area. It
was a desmoid tumor. I know that they
couldn't tell anything except with a
biopsy. They only knew there was some
abnormal mass in my abs. from the
ultrasounds and CT scans they took. Its
been a while so I hope you found out whats
going on. Hopefully it was a desmoid
tumor. They are rare and its hard to find
a doctor who will deal with it. Took me
forever to find a doctor to touch it.
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kimb1048! Posted: 05-05-08 06:23am
Did you get the final diagnosis for the
abdominal wall mass?
As the previous user said this could be a
desmoid tumor, but, it could be something
else, too.
So, we are waiting for the new
information!
Marija
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