Hi all
My husband has a 3cm lump in his forearm (tender, moveable, not fully hard to touch, with own bloody supply). The lump grew initially but has not grow for the last few weeks, in fact he thinks the lump might’ve got smaller (perhaps this is just some swelling which has gone down). His ultrasound results noted the lump was indeterminate and his GP has now referred him to surgical oncology for a consult. He has no other symptoms. She mentioned that the appointment should take place within two weeks.
I am wondering if anyone had similar symptoms and if so, what the diagnosis was. It would also be helpful to hear what the likely next steps would be - is a biopsy/surgery likely straightaway or can we expect more scans first? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Hi GS23
A warm welcome to our community though sorry to head about what you are going through.
Lunmps, bumps and swellings are really common and sarcomas rare, however it is important to rule out sarcoma to be on the safe side.
We have a lot of information of diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma you can read here
Glad your husband went to see the GP and this is being taken seriously, hopefully it is not sarcoma but even if it is he is on just the right path and that is great.
<<hugs>>
Steve
