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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / March 2005tumor in chest
One of my best friends just had a tumor taken out of his chest from right behind the sternum, and got told it was malignant. It seems weird that it would be in the chest but not in the lung. what kind of cancer is that?  Signature"...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to slide across the finish line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and shouting GERONIMO!!!" -- Bill McKenna, date unknown > One of my best friends just had a tumor taken out of his chest from right > behind the sternum, and got told it was malignant. It seems weird that it > would be in the chest but not in the lung. what kind of cancer is that? Hi Socks, this might show a pretty good list of possibles. http://www.dana-farber.org/pat/adult/treatment/thoraciccancer/diseasestreated.asp They don't mention heart, but even that's possible (though rare), I guess. PeWeller called his mediastinal thoracic cancer. It was diagnosed as Myxoid Chondrosarcoma I'm wondering where he is, surgery was in November J-mumbling to myself. > > One of my best friends just had a tumor taken out of his chest from right > > behind the sternum, and got told it was malignant. It seems weird that it > > would be in the chest but not in the lung. what kind of cancer is that? > > Hi Socks, this might show a pretty good list of possibles. http://www.dana-farber.org/pat/adult/treatment/thoraciccancer/diseasestreated.asp Thanks J. I'm going to visit him tomorrow morning and see what he knows by then. This seems to be happening too much lately. figgertoes keeps asking questions, but all I know is they took a tumor out of his chest and it had malignant cells. > > > One of my best friends just had a tumor taken out of his chest from > > > right behind the sternum, and got told it was malignant. I'm sorry to hear that, socks. > > >It seems weird > > > that it would be in the chest but not in the lung. what kind of cancer is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > figgertoes keeps asking questions, but all I know is they took a tumor > out of his chest and it had malignant cells. Depending on the pathology, (if they have it by then), they may have an answer or might still have to do other staging. so you may only get partial answers. Best wishes for your friend, J > One of my best friends just had a tumor taken out of his chest from > right behind the sternum, and got told it was malignant. It seems > weird that it would be in the chest but not in the lung. what kind of > cancer is that? It proved to be an antrophied thymus gland with a tumor surrounding it. The surgeon thinks he got it all. My friend is recovering in the hospital. They'll continue monitoring. Fortunately, it looks like they caught it in stage one. Signature"...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to slide across the finish line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and shouting GERONIMO!!!" -- Bill McKenna, date unknown > > One of my best friends just had a tumor taken out of his chest from > > right behind the sternum, and got told it was malignant. It seems [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > They'll continue monitoring. Fortunately, it looks like they caught it in > stage one. Interesting Socks. The thymus is part of the lymph system. There's been about 10+\- n the past 10 years. A cluster of some in 1996/1997 One had MG, several had SLE/Lupus From the dara-farber website "Thymoma is usually a slow-growing tumor that does not spread beyond the thymus. Thymic carcinoma, however, is difficult to treat and generally spreads to other parts of the body. People with thymoma often have other diseases of the immune system, most commonly myasthenia gravis, a disease in which the muscles become weak" A little confusing because they seem to be talking about two different tumors... This sounds like your friend http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=3825 http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/content/abstract/998/1/223 atrophy. I wonder if (removing the thymus) means he could get MG? J > This sounds like your friend > http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=3825 > http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/content/abstract/998/1/223 atrophy. > I wonder if (removing the thymus) means he could get MG? thanks. info passed on, with an invite to join the group. he gets tossed from the hospital today Signature"...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to slide across the finish line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and shouting GERONIMO!!!" -- Bill McKenna, date unknown > > This sounds like your friend > > http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=3825 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > thanks. info passed on, with an invite to join the group. he gets tossed > from the hospital today Thanks Socks. That was quick (in/out of hospital). Sending well wishes for quick recovery. And yes, he's welcome here, but I cannot get into conjecturing about the MG. So I hope he realizes that's something to discuss with his doctors? Thanks for the update and telling him about this newsgroup, Socks J >> > This sounds like your friend >> > http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=3825 [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > doctors? Thanks for the update and telling him about this newsgroup, > Socks J I've not actually heard from him since being tossed. He was discharged though. Since he lives alone he made arrangements to stay with a friend until he's able to function better on his own. Signature"...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to slide across the finish line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and shouting GERONIMO!!!" -- Bill McKenna, date unknown > >> thanks. info passed on, with an invite to join the group. he gets > >> tossed from the hospital today [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > though. Since he lives alone he made arrangements to stay with a friend > until he's able to function better on his own. I see. Good idea. Thanks, Socks. J >> I've not actually heard from him since being tossed. He was discharged >> though. Since he lives alone he made arrangements to stay with a friend >> until he's able to function better on his own. > > I see. Good idea. Thanks, Socks. > J he's home. recovery on schedule. in one place the tumor was close enough to a critical nerve that they arent sure they got all of it, so they are looking at rad for a bit. Signature"...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to slide across the finish line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and shouting GERONIMO!!!" -- Bill McKenna, date unknown > he's home. recovery on schedule. Good news ! > in one place the tumor was close enough > to a critical nerve that they arent sure they got all of it, so they are > looking at rad for a bit. Good luck with that. By the time he gets here, we'll know all about him. IOW excellent reporting, Socks! J |
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