A 32-year-old member asked:

Could you tell me what happens when a removed leg tumor is found to be malignant?

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Dr. Carlos Encarnacionanswered

Medical Oncology 36 years experience

Depends: Where in the leg? (bone, muscle, cartilage, skin) what kind? (sarcoma of bone or soft tissue, squamous or basal cell cancer of the skin, melanoma) how advanced? Can't answer without more info. Good luck nonetheless.

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m just genuinely curious, but when people have parts of their body (tumors, cysts, legs, kidneys etc.) removed where do they go?

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Can you tell me in case of a spinal cord tumor do in most cases pain affect both legs/arms or is it usually one sided?

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Please tell me, are benign tumors malignant when they are growing?

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How can you tell the difference between a malignant tumor and a benign tumor?

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