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How To Diagnose Presence Of Elbow Cancer?
I have had Parkinson's disease for 20 years. Now (diagnosed in 2008)
have breast cancer, had mastectomy, chemo, & radiation. Now the breast
cancer has spread to my bones. With the PD I fall alot.. I thought
that the bump on my elbow was from falling all the time. Now I read
on computer that there is such a thing as elbow cancer. Mine is on]
the left elbow ( doesn't hurt at all), but ios geting bigger and smoother
every day. What should I do?
have breast cancer, had mastectomy, chemo, & radiation. Now the breast
cancer has spread to my bones. With the PD I fall alot.. I thought
that the bump on my elbow was from falling all the time. Now I read
on computer that there is such a thing as elbow cancer. Mine is on]
the left elbow ( doesn't hurt at all), but ios geting bigger and smoother
every day. What should I do?
Thu, 4 Jun 2015
Hi I did understand your concern.
There is no such thing as elbow cancer , however there can be several different types of growth that can present as elbow swelling. They can be benign or malignant. It can be reactive due to soft tissue swelling.
It can also be due to lymphatic removal from the mastectomy you had if the cancer was on left breast.
I would recommend you to consult a doctor and if needed get a fine needle aspiration cytology or a biopsy done to see what are cells making up the swelling. Also if required the doctor may order an imaging study like an MRI of the left extremity to know from where is the lesion arising(bone,muscle,soft tissue).
I HOPE THIS HELPS
There is no such thing as elbow cancer , however there can be several different types of growth that can present as elbow swelling. They can be benign or malignant. It can be reactive due to soft tissue swelling.
It can also be due to lymphatic removal from the mastectomy you had if the cancer was on left breast.
I would recommend you to consult a doctor and if needed get a fine needle aspiration cytology or a biopsy done to see what are cells making up the swelling. Also if required the doctor may order an imaging study like an MRI of the left extremity to know from where is the lesion arising(bone,muscle,soft tissue).
I HOPE THIS HELPS
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