HELP!!! Could this be a tendon sheath tumor or soft tissue sarcoma????!


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HELP!!! Could this be a tendon sheath tumor or soft tissue sarcoma????

I have this mass growing on my finger. I went to the doctor and got an xray. It just showed up as swelling around the joint on my right ring finger. They said it is likely to be a tendon sheath tumor. But I was reading online and it could possibly be a soft tissue sarcoma. How does cancer show on an xray?? Could that be what it is? How often do soft tissue sarcomas occur on fingers? I'm really freaking out right now and I would really appreciate a response from someone who knows about these things. The mass on my finger has grown significantly in the past six months. I have to go to a hand specialist within the next few weeks. Someone please help me. Also, the mass on my finger doesnt really hurt unless pushed on in a certain way. I know it isnt affecting the bone at all, but then I read about soft tissue sarcomas and now I am freaking out... Someone please help me out before I go nuts.

Additional Details

3 weeks ago
In 6 months time it has grown from a small hlaf-pea sized growth to now taking over almost the whole area of the joint

3 weeks ago
i dont have another doctor appt for 2 and a half weeks and im freaking out


Answers:

I would ask your doctor to send you to a surgeon because you would like a biopsey done to rule out cancer. At least this way you can rest your mind at ease.
It is possible to get a sarcoma in your hand. I had Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma and went through treatment with a guy that had this same cancer in his left hand in the muscle between his thumb and first finger. He had surgery, chemo, and radiation in 1998 and is doing great today.
My mom always taught me not to worry unless there's something to worry about, so try to worry yourself so much, you may be worrying over something that is nothing at all to worry about. Get the biopsey done. If nothing else, you can rest easy.
God Bless.




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