Maria Fisher46 said:Hi there,
I’d give my unofficial take on these results: the cytologist who looked at the puncture didn't explicitly state what the lesion actually is, probably because they didn't have enough data to work with. Cytology has its limits when it comes to pinning down specific diagnoses. Technically speaking, following standard pathology nomenclature, the term "mesenchymal lesion" can refer to either benign or malignant changes. Even though people often use it colloquially as a synonym for something bad—like a sarcoma—a mesenchymal tumor is just a connective tissue tumor. It can be made of various cell types and isn't necessarily malignant or a sarcoma. You could probably find more details if you typed that into Google.
My unofficial opinion is that they might suggest a biopsy—specifically an excision to remove the whole thing—followed by a histopathological analysis to figure out what we're really dealing with. Again, I'm stressing that this is just my unofficial opinion since this isn't my specific area of expertise.
Best regards. 🙂
Thanks so much for the reply. I'm trying to stay off Google as much as possible because even without searching, I'm pretty shocked and freaked out :-D My surgeon, who sent me for the puncture, didn't have an opening until October. Should I try to get in earlier? Then again, I've had this lump for quite a while now, so maybe it's already too late? :-(