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Should A Biopsy Be Done On The Calf Tumor?

my son has a large lump on the bottom of his calf when he was 5 or 6 they said just keep an eye on it if it gets bigger have it checked out well he is 11 went in for his 6th grade shots and they said it is a tumor it has gotten bigger with his age but not outgrown his size or you could say it is no bigger than his muscle has grown the insurance wont do the MRI with out the X-ray first and the DR said it is fleshy and the x-ray wont show anything and he does not want to put radiation on it - if this is cancer should we just do a biopsy
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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It is best to undergo a needle test first called FNAC. If this confirms or shows suspicion of cancer then you can think of a biopsy and even this can be done with a thick bore needle (called corecut biopsy). This will conclusively tell whether this is cancerous or not. It doesnt appear cancerous though based on its slow rate of growth over so many years. Cancers generally grow much faster.
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Should A Biopsy Be Done On The Calf Tumor?

It is best to undergo a needle test first called FNAC. If this confirms or shows suspicion of cancer then you can think of a biopsy and even this can be done with a thick bore needle (called corecut biopsy). This will conclusively tell whether this is cancerous or not. It doesnt appear cancerous though based on its slow rate of growth over so many years. Cancers generally grow much faster.