Question 1

can x-rays detect tumors in your leg muscle?

Accepted Answer

Usually not.: because x-rays mainly visualize bony structures.  Muscles are best visualized on imaging such as MR or CT.

Question 2

would a tumor in the leg (femur) muscle of a nine year old show up on  an xray?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Presence of a soft tissue sarcoma of leg or extremity in a young child presents as a well defined mass.  These arise from  supportive structures such as fibrous tissue, fat, vessel and nerve.  Malignant tumors here are well known  i.e. fibrous tumors  ie fibrosarcoma, dermatofibrosarcoma or fibroblastic lesions.  Also lipoSa and malignant schwannoma.  X ray can show tumor but MRI or CAT better.

Question 3

can x-rays detect if you have tumors in your leg muscle? one doctor that i asked said usually not, cuz it usually just shows the bone?

Accepted Answer

Muscle tumors: Would be best imaged with an MRI. You doctor is right, regular XRs are usually to look at bone, although they may pick up swelling in soft tissue. All the best.

Question 4

can there be a way to get rid of thigh tumors?

Accepted Answer

Surgical excision...: "tumor" is a nonspecific word that can refer to either a benign new growth or a malignant growth.  Most people think of "tumors" as solid proliferations of new cells.  Tumors in the thigh/leg could be derived from many different types of tissues.  One of the most common types of thigh masses would be lipomas.  These are benign accumulations of fatty tissue that can be treated by surgical removal.

Question 5

i have a hard lump in my inner thigh, could it be a tumor?

Accepted Answer

Hard lump Dx: Any hard lump should be evaluated by your physician. It could be as simple as a benign fatty tumor called a lipoma to more serious conditions.

Question 6

having a 3.5 tumor removed on upper thigh. what type of  tumor or fatty tumor can it be? surgeon says most likely lipoma but  the pain is unusual.

Accepted Answer

Ur Dr. Knows Best: If your surgeon thinks it is a lipoma, that's more-than-likely correct. Although often painless, angiolipomas (benign) can cause pain. Also, if the lipoma is under the fascia next to muscle, it may cause pain.  I'm sure the surgery will go well and you'll know with 100% certainty what it is. Good luck!

Question 7

i have a huge hard mass in my rt. groin 16x15cm extending to rt thigh.  when the tumor doubled it's size in 08/13,  i began having severe lymphedema.

Accepted Answer

Be seen now!!: There are a number of possibilities.
Lymphadenopathy, lymphoma, some other tumor, sarcoma, or even a giant hernia-less likely.
General surgery or oncologist surgery may be best to start.

Question 8

why would it matter if when pushing down on thigh tumor it hurts to extend leg? when the doctor did not push down on the tumor  no pain with extending

Accepted Answer

Not unusual: Sounds like pressure on the  tumor produces pain when you extend your leg but not when it is not pressed. Sounds like it is possibly pressing on a nerve or a nearby sensitive structure - a bursa possibly?

Question 9

large egg size/shape lump very deep inside my left upper inside leg/thigh.  no pain, but feels like i can move it around. fatty tumor or what? remove?

Accepted Answer

Check it out: Most likely fatty tumor or fibrous tumor, less likely possibly femoral hernia.  See a general surgeon.  Sounds like nothing serious but in general if we can't get a tissue sample, we are not 100% sure of what it is.  Don't lose sleep over it but get it checked out.

Question 10

i have 20 benign fatty tumor in my  hand, thigh, and in my  back.all these five year old. it does not give any type of pain but i afraid of it .please?

Accepted Answer

Most likely neurofib: If you have 20 of them, most likely you have  cutaneous neurofibromas, some one in your family may have them also , get one or two biopsied for diagnosis, then cosmetically if they do not bother you , can leave them  alone.

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Can x-rays detect tumors in your leg muscle?

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Would a tumor in the leg (femur) muscle of a nine year old show up on an xray?

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Can x-rays detect if you have tumors in your leg muscle? one doctor that i asked said usually not, cuz it usually just shows the bone?

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Can there be a way to get rid of thigh tumors?

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I have a hard lump in my inner thigh, could it be a tumor?

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Having a 3.5 tumor removed on upper thigh. what type of tumor or fatty tumor can it be? surgeon says most likely lipoma but the pain is unusual.

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I have a huge hard mass in my rt. groin 16x15cm extending to rt thigh. when the tumor doubled it's size in 08/13, i began having severe lymphedema.

A member asked:

Why would it matter if when pushing down on thigh tumor it hurts to extend leg? when the doctor did not push down on the tumor no pain with extending

A member asked:

Large egg size/shape lump very deep inside my left upper inside leg/thigh. no pain, but feels like i can move it around. fatty tumor or what? remove?

A member asked:

I have 20 benign fatty tumor in my hand, thigh, and in my back.all these five year old. it does not give any type of pain but i afraid of it .please?

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