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Diagnosed with sarcoma? Let's share
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I was diagnosed with de-differentiated liposarcoma in May of 2017 at Aurora Medical Center located in Milwaukee, WI. The mass was located in the upper right wall of my chest. Following 34 days of radiation therapy, I first had surgery to remove the mass and ten days later a second surgery to reconstruct the section with a latissimus dorsi flap. Cancer free for five years now but did have a suspicious small mass surgically removed last month which was benign.
I am currently a patient at Mayo in Rochester where I am seen quarterly for injections to relieve lower back pain.
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Hello @william2022 and welcome to Mayo Connect. I so appreciate you sharing your journey with liposarcoma. It is very encouraging to hear about your successful treatment. I'm sure you are relieved to know that the suspicious mass, removed last month was benign.
Is the lower back pain a result of the liposarcoma surgery?
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I have inoperable lipo sarcoma attached to my hip. Other bits have been removed with resectioning of bowel.
Have had 15 radiations and 5 chemo's.
Will get a scan at end of month to see what is next.
This is all after a resection of bowel in 2001 from a mass tightening around the outside of the bowel.
No scans until 2021 because of a cloudiness on dexascan.
A patient at Wilmot Center of Strong Hospital in Rochester, NY