Connect
Comment receiving replies
Hi, all. Happy to know there are many of people like me and us. 43yr male in Sydney. I three weeks ago had ultrasound scan then result showed 3.54cm tumor or cyst on my spleen. As I don't have any pain yet there, I had another ultrasound scan in different place then waiting detailed result tomorrow but they showed me that black thing through film (meaning yes, it is really there). At least no pain there, it must (and has to) be good sign but quite afraid what GP will say tomorrow. Maybe she will refer to have CT then meet specialist? Also worried biopsy isn't recommended directly to spleen which makes wonder how I can know if tumor is negative or not. Actually first result sheet says 'tumor' but reading this thread, this could be 'cyst'. Well, not sure though but what would there be huge differences between tumor and cyst in spleen? Maybe I need to keep monitoring, trying to reduce this size to smaller (but how?) and wishing not having pain like so far. Will try to update you (which I am very good at) how it goes and good luck on us all. Thanks for reading and any advice if you can.
Replies to "Hi, all. Happy to know there are many of people like me and us. 43yr male..."
Connect
@seram, There is a big difference between a tumor and a cyst. A tumor is solid and may impinge on other organs (because it is in your torso). A cyst is a fluid-filled sac that may also impinge on other organs. If I remember correctly cysts are usually not cancerous but tumors may be. Sometimes additional testing may be done to determine 1) whether it is a tumor or cyst, 2) if it can be determined to be growing and how rapidly, and 3) if it may be cancerous. You may need more than a General Practitioner to get a firm diagnoses and treatment plan.