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What Causes Lump On The Arm After Chemotherapy?
my dad just went through 8 hours of chemo and the collection part of the stem cell transplant. he has a port in his chest for the rest of the treatment. just found a lump on his arm, not too big but definitely not small. any idea of what it can be caused from? should we take him to the ER?
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
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You did not mention your father's primary disease for which the chemotherapy was given; but as stem cell transplantation is involved, I would consider it as a case of leukemia or multiple myeloma. Therefore, a lump on the arm following chemotherapy in a patient with central venous line would be due to:
1. a hematoma possibility 20%
2. an abscess possibility 10%
3. tumor or cancerous nodule possibility 10%
4. thrombosed vein possibility 10%
5. benign lump not related to the disease or treatment possibility 50%
So please get it to the treating doctor's notice for a look and tests if necessary for confirmation;
Regards,
You did not mention your father's primary disease for which the chemotherapy was given; but as stem cell transplantation is involved, I would consider it as a case of leukemia or multiple myeloma. Therefore, a lump on the arm following chemotherapy in a patient with central venous line would be due to:
1. a hematoma possibility 20%
2. an abscess possibility 10%
3. tumor or cancerous nodule possibility 10%
4. thrombosed vein possibility 10%
5. benign lump not related to the disease or treatment possibility 50%
So please get it to the treating doctor's notice for a look and tests if necessary for confirmation;
Regards,
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