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Thymic Tumors

Cancer | Last Active: Nov 4, 2021 | Replies (61)

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@colleenyoung

Hi @ggaines118, I can imagine that you're scared after being told you have a thymic mass, but to not have a diagnosis. Thymic carcinoma is rare. As @anotherfinemass and @gailkattouf said in earlier posts, they had to seek second and third opinions and even go out of state to find experts in thymic cancer. You may wish to consider getting a second opinion.

GGaines, Were tests done to determined if the mass is cancer or a benign (non-cancerous) thymic cyst?

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One doctor just told me it’s nothing to be worried about. He told me the only way to get a biopsy on it is to preform something much like open heart surgery and take it out. He didn’t want to do that. He told me my blood work looks fine. So until it becomes a bigger issue we would just leave it alone. The other one is running test to try to figure out more about my condition. He said the mass shouldn’t be causing me the issues I’m having so he is scheduling a MRI on head and neck and the venogram. Venogram was good. I wouldn’t be so concerned about it but considering I’m having these very strange side effect. I know it’s coming from that I went from perfectly fine to sitting in my chair gasping for air, then all of a sudden I had chest and shoulder blade pain. A huge lump in the throat, shooting pain up my neck when I take a deep breath and these weird head aches that include a warm sensation, hand numbness, and arm pit pain.