Question 1

can symptoms of pancoast tumor spread to the feet and the other arm?

Accepted Answer

It is a type of canc: This cancer can definitely spread, typically into other distant organs, not likely to go to the arms or legs but more to lungs, liver, brain or bones. Your oncologist can help clarify it for you while you are being treated.

Question 2

38 yo healthy woman.at night,wake up and left arm tingly/numb.during day,arm islightly weaker than right,but it is also my non-dominant arm.would brain tumor cause more symptoms than that? or could it be?no other symptoms! sometimes that hand hurts.

Accepted Answer

Nerve irritation : More likely to be due to nerve irritation in your neck. Brain tumor is HIGHLY UNLIKELY. Good Luck

Question 3

very panicked. left cheek sensation of numbness and i believe left forearm. i was dizzy last week. very worried its a brain tumor. have appointment. ?

Accepted Answer

Understandable: There are many other possibilities for your symptoms. It would be unusual for a tumor to cause symptoms that resolve by themselves without treatment. Seeing a neurologist is the way to go as a good exam and further tests as needed should help clarifying the origin for your symptoms.

Question 4

lump in the left forearm for 4 year. size has increased pain n numbness in left part with nasal bleeding. a local doc said it's a tumor
cancerous?

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Forearm tumor: It is very important to get this tumor evaluated, if a physician said it is cancerous , it well can be . I think it should be evaluated asap, biopsied and removed  if so advised (as per their recommendation). It is hard to say what it is without knowing the characteristics. Don't be afraid get evaluated in a bigger center. Good luck

Question 5

friend has an baseball sized tumor?  growth on the outside of his chest.it looks  soft  & says it 's  bleeds when he moves to fast& 2 tiny 1's on arm

Accepted Answer

May be sarcoma: Most common lesions to reach baseball size on chest wall are lipomas.  However they don't bleed.  One must consider if primary, that lesion is a form of angiosarcoma or vascular dysplastic melanoma   .  Treatment never offered unless dx available.  If easily resectable, this approach needed.  Two other lesions may represent mets and once dx made, PET/CAT important to find  other possible sites.

Question 6

what if i have a tumor in just my left arm?

Accepted Answer

Depends...: If it's a benign tumor like lipoma, no threat to life or limb. If cancer, different story. Get it checked by your doctor.

Question 7

can u get a tumor under ur arm kn ur arm pit and can it kill u?

Accepted Answer

Primary and Mets: Lymph nodes in the arm pit are a common site for metastases from breast cancer and may be the site of primary lymphoma. Both of these type of tumors can be lethal.

Question 8

can a new tumor on my arm cause lymphedema?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Depending on where the tumor grows and which tissues it involves, it certainly can cause lymphedema of the arm. In particular, if the tumor involves the lymph nodes in the arm pit (axilla), this could Prohibit lymphatic drainage from the arm and cause lymphedema.

Question 9

have polynueuropathies and it's hard to raise my arm and i have a pain in my back. i saw online it could be a tumor. should i go to the er?

Accepted Answer

Polyneuropathies: For how long?Injury? What was done? How was diagnosis made? if never assessed ER may be first stop , they will make sure it is not acute and then refer you. Could be rotator cuff  injury ( usually not acute), MS, disc(infection or slipped), rarely lymphoma(CXR), autoimmune, rarely impingement,vascular,  rarely schwanoma. F/u/ w ER

Question 10

i have an auxially mass like tumor formed in my  left arm it is round shaped when i touched it hardly i feels pain otherwise it doest pain in the arm?

Accepted Answer

Axillary Mass: Hi, this sounds like it could be an abscess. These are painful, warm, red, fast appearing masses under the skin. An abscess generally needs to be drained and treated with antibiotics. See a medical provider today.  Good luck.

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Can symptoms of pancoast tumor spread to the feet and the other arm?

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38 yo healthy woman.at night,wake up and left arm tingly/numb.during day,arm islightly weaker than right,but it is also my non-dominant arm.would brain tumor cause more symptoms than that? or could it be?no other symptoms! sometimes that hand hurts.

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Very panicked. left cheek sensation of numbness and i believe left forearm. i was dizzy last week. very worried its a brain tumor. have appointment. ?

A member asked:

Lump in the left forearm for 4 year. size has increased pain n numbness in left part with nasal bleeding. a local doc said it's a tumor cancerous?

A member asked:

Friend has an baseball sized tumor? growth on the outside of his chest.it looks soft & says it 's bleeds when he moves to fast& 2 tiny 1's on arm

A member asked:

What if i have a tumor in just my left arm?

A member asked:

Can u get a tumor under ur arm kn ur arm pit and can it kill u?

A member asked:

Can a new tumor on my arm cause lymphedema?

A member asked:

Have polynueuropathies and it's hard to raise my arm and i have a pain in my back. i saw online it could be a tumor. should i go to the er?

A member asked:

I have an auxially mass like tumor formed in my left arm it is round shaped when i touched it hardly i feels pain otherwise it doest pain in the arm?

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