My 21month old son has a grape size swollen lymph node on the left side of his neck and a jellybean size tumor on the left side of his collarbone. His blood work came back normal. We meet Tuesday with a Pediatric Surgeon to discuss or options. My question is even though his blood work came back normal can the tumor still be cancerous?
2006-11-22 04:50:56 · 6 answers · asked by Care Bear 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Well, first I am not a doctor, and second i dont want to scare you till you know for sure, but yes it can still be cancer. I had a lump on my right kidney removed. It was cancer. The tests of all my blood, and all of my urine were perfect. Good luck, my prayers are with you!
2006-11-22 05:29:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blood work does not always indicate when there is cancer present. These areas will need to be biopsied to see what they are. I would expect that if there was an infection and the lymph nodes were swollen due to this, that your son's white count would be abnormal. Hope all goes well.
2006-11-22 13:00:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a doctor but two of my children had to have lymph nodes removed for biopsy to rule out cancer. Try contacting a pediatric oncologist if you don't have one already and no matter what the results of the biopsy and/or bloodwork is, always get a 2nd opinion. Your child is too precious not to. Good luck to you both.
2006-11-22 05:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by sassydontpm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it could be, blood work is not always indicative. It could be something simple like an infection but it could be something like lymphoma, I don't want to scare you with all the things it could be, talk to the doctor first thing, learn what's wrong, find a specialist, talk treatment options, and then learn all you can about whatever is wrong.
2006-11-22 15:32:22 · answer #4 · answered by Tina of Lymphland.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot rule it out, but the odds favor a reaction to infection.
2006-11-22 10:30:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can...needs a needle biopsy of the lesions.
2006-11-22 04:54:49 · answer #6 · answered by David B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋