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Lump, sent for MRI scan

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SunflowerSuit · 08/10/2019 14:23

Hi all. I recently had an ultrasound scan on a lump on my shoulder blade. I have no idea how long it has been there - it doesn't hurt - but it is now about 6cm.

The person at the ultrasound said they would refer me for an MRI because of its size and that he couldn't see anything concerning on the ultrasound.

I am now quite scared that it's going to be something horrific and cancerous. I know I won't really know anything until they do the MRI in three weeks time but is it likely that the person doing the ultrasound would have said anything else had he seen something bad? I keep worrying that perhaps he just meant he isn't qualified to or that he is but didn't want to say so.

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SunflowerSuit · 08/10/2019 14:24

GP said it was probably a lipoma.

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bobstersmum · 08/10/2019 14:40

I knew a girl when I was younger (she was 19) that had a lipoma on her knee cap. It grew 5 and grew and just looked odd so she had it removed. Try not to worry op

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SunflowerSuit · 08/10/2019 17:06

Thank you. Apparently my dad had one on his shoulder too. He died (unrelated) 20 years ago though so I can't ask him.

I have a young Child and am worried that because I hadn't noticed the lump until Recently it has grown bigger than it should.

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SleepyKat · 08/10/2019 17:08

I think they’re normally quite honest with you. I had an ultrasound and there were things which they said they’d seen which worried them and that I needed an urgent mri. Had the mri and it wasn’t anything sinister.

stucknoue · 08/10/2019 17:33

I have loads of them. They won't remove them because it's considered cosmetic these days

lljkk · 08/10/2019 19:20

Do you watch the Skin doctor on telly? Daily stories of people with funny harmless lumps! Go find it on iplayer/4player. There's usually a lipoma. The riskiest thing about them is removal (& mostly that is easy enough, too).

Elieza · 08/10/2019 19:26

Have you seen dr pimple popper on tv? Those lumps can be massive and they are full of skin cells, nothing dodgy. Looks gross when she pops them. I had to stop watching. My pals an avid watcher!!!! Grin

Flyingarcher · 09/10/2019 18:05

Cancer shows as black on ultrasound. My cancer was clearly obvious on the ultrasound - a rectangular block. So I would assume that of they haven't seen a blob of black as cancer cells don't absorb or reflect the light back, that your s is unlikely to be yuck. I would have thought that if it was suspicious they would have taken a biopsy whilst under ultrasound.

Sherloidbaisherloid · 09/10/2019 18:30

Don’t worry, I had a lump on my finger a couple of years ago, was sent for an ultrasound and they then referred me for an mri scan. The ultrasound guy said the ultrasound doesn’t give a very detailed picture so an mri would give a lot more detail. Turned out to be nothing serious. Fingers crossed for you x

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SunflowerSuit · 09/10/2019 20:50

Thank you all.

I have had a couple Of sleepless nights but now feeling a bit more hopeful. I didn't really see the scan much as I had my back to the scanner but I did see a bit and don't remember it being a dark mass. He took LOADS of images though. He said it was quite big so maybe that is the reason for the MRI. I didn't realise they could do a biopsy there and then!

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AwkwardSquad · 09/10/2019 20:56

I have had this exact scenario. Large and (relatively) rapidly growing lump on my back; medics thought it was a lipoma but it needed to be checked. Had MRI then day surgery to remove, sample checked post-surgery to make sure that it warm, as they thought, benign. And it was.

AwkwardSquad · 09/10/2019 20:57

*was, not warm

Dazedandlump1 · 09/10/2019 21:04

Hi OP , I have had a lipoma on my shoulder blade. My dr wasn’t at all concerned but I went for an ultrasound anyway as it was getting bigger. I didn’t get a lot of information from the person doing the ultrasound but when I went on to have it removed and biopsied (even though they were 99 percent sure it was a lipoma) the dr made an important point , ultrasounds and MRIs are really important pre removal as they need a full picture of its location etc before they surgically remove it. In your case it’s right on a bone and probably a vascular area too, they can’t just blindly go in and remove it. So feel reassured that they are just getting an overall picture. In general lipomas are biggish and get bigger and are not solid.
They need all that information re location and actual size before they can remove it. They biopsy them as standard so don’t be alarmed at that either. Hope you feel more reassured Brew

Miljah · 09/10/2019 22:17

US is used as a bit of a placebo, as it's 'cheap' to do. Tho should be the first port of call with a suspected lipoma.

However, I torture my US colleagues by saying that if you want a diagnosis, get a CT! (Or MRI)...

It annoys me, as an MR tech to see how many people we scan who are referred from US, with a report that says 'appearances consistent with lipoma. Suggest MR to confirm'. So, 45 mins later, gadolinium injection (which I think will come home to bite us), and - Yep. Lipoma.

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SunflowerSuit · 31/12/2019 22:33

I just wanted to update in case anyone was seeking similar advice.
Lump came back as satisfactory and the MRI was ok

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FurnitureAndBackgammon · 31/12/2019 22:36

That's a relief OP, Happy New year Thanks

Happymum12345 · 31/12/2019 22:42

Wonderful news & a message to us all, not to worry unduly & trust drs a bit more.

NoSauce · 31/12/2019 23:15

That’s good news OP.

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