New scan results – perforated synovium?
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New scan results – perforated synovium?

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    • May 26, 2011 at 6:10 pm
    Rendergirl
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    When I did my PET/CT scan a few weeks ago before my lymph node surgery, they said there was a spot on my knee. At the time we were busy with other things and said we'd check on it later. Yesterday I had an MRI of said knee and my onc called today with the results. I have a "perforated synovium" which is a perforation of the lining around my knee. Apparently people who play sports tend to get this injury, and I'm SO not a sports person. I have no clue how my knee got like this, it doesn't even hurt. I haven't had any injury to it that I can remember.

    When I did my PET/CT scan a few weeks ago before my lymph node surgery, they said there was a spot on my knee. At the time we were busy with other things and said we'd check on it later. Yesterday I had an MRI of said knee and my onc called today with the results. I have a "perforated synovium" which is a perforation of the lining around my knee. Apparently people who play sports tend to get this injury, and I'm SO not a sports person. I have no clue how my knee got like this, it doesn't even hurt. I haven't had any injury to it that I can remember. The onc said he was referring me to an ortho doc, who would probably want to do some kind of surgical procedure to make sure it's not Melanoma related. Sounds like a biopsy to me. Anyone ever heard of this??

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      • May 26, 2011 at 6:38 pm
      Greg – Kyles dad
      Participant

      I am a physical therapist and I have never heard of this.  From my limited knowledge of melanoma, I have not heard of this in that realm either.  Certainly pursue the orthopedic evaluation to see what this is, but I would not get too worried about it.

      Greg

      • May 26, 2011 at 6:38 pm
      Greg – Kyles dad
      Participant

      I am a physical therapist and I have never heard of this.  From my limited knowledge of melanoma, I have not heard of this in that realm either.  Certainly pursue the orthopedic evaluation to see what this is, but I would not get too worried about it.

      Greg

      • May 26, 2011 at 7:03 pm
      lhaley
      Participant

      One of the issues with the different types of scans is they find all sorts of abnormalities in our body and then they have to rule out melanoma. The average person has these things also, they just don't know about them!!  One test seems to lead to another, that's why some institutions don't scan stage 3 unless there are symptoms.

      Get it checked out but don't worry about this.

      Linda

      Stage IV since 06

      • May 26, 2011 at 7:03 pm
      lhaley
      Participant

      One of the issues with the different types of scans is they find all sorts of abnormalities in our body and then they have to rule out melanoma. The average person has these things also, they just don't know about them!!  One test seems to lead to another, that's why some institutions don't scan stage 3 unless there are symptoms.

      Get it checked out but don't worry about this.

      Linda

      Stage IV since 06

      • May 26, 2011 at 7:21 pm
      MichaelFL
      Participant

      If it has not and is not bothering you, who knows when this could have happened.

      I am not a doctor, but I seriously doubt this is in any way melanoma related. And as you are now aware, scans pick up all kinds of things.

      Michael

      • May 26, 2011 at 7:21 pm
      MichaelFL
      Participant

      If it has not and is not bothering you, who knows when this could have happened.

      I am not a doctor, but I seriously doubt this is in any way melanoma related. And as you are now aware, scans pick up all kinds of things.

      Michael

      • May 26, 2011 at 8:53 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      This is probably something you were born with, or happened when you were young.  It doesn't really matter that you remember it happening or not.  If you are NOT having symptoms, I'd refuse anything surgical.  Being the recipient of 8 knees surgeries (4 each knee including replacements), I've found that anytime they try to repair things, other things get disturbed.  I am not a fan of knee surgery without having some definite reason.  Talk to the ortho guy, but remember – surgeons like to cut.  If it hasn't bothered you to date, why worry about it now.  And the odds that it is related to melanoma are extremely unlikely.

      Best wishes,

      Janner

      • May 26, 2011 at 8:53 pm
      Janner
      Participant

      This is probably something you were born with, or happened when you were young.  It doesn't really matter that you remember it happening or not.  If you are NOT having symptoms, I'd refuse anything surgical.  Being the recipient of 8 knees surgeries (4 each knee including replacements), I've found that anytime they try to repair things, other things get disturbed.  I am not a fan of knee surgery without having some definite reason.  Talk to the ortho guy, but remember – surgeons like to cut.  If it hasn't bothered you to date, why worry about it now.  And the odds that it is related to melanoma are extremely unlikely.

      Best wishes,

      Janner

      • May 28, 2011 at 5:23 am
      Rendergirl
      Participant

      I went to the orthopedic oncologist today and apparently it is a tumor in the back of my knee. They did an x-ray on site to confirm. He said the odds of it being Melanoma are very low, but he suggests I have surgery to have it removed. That will be four surgeries in less than 3 months. He said I could just wait and recheck it with an MRI in 3 months, but he said if it was him, he'd want it out to make sure it wasn't cancer. With my history now of having cancer, better safe than sorry. I will call on Monday and agree to the surgery although I'm not happy about it. He will be giving me a shot in my lower back, a nerve back near my sciatic to numb my right leg. That's the part I'm scared of…lol. Anyone ever had a nerve block? Did it hurt?

      Thanks for the info and advice, you guys are awesome.

      • May 28, 2011 at 5:23 am
      Rendergirl
      Participant

      I went to the orthopedic oncologist today and apparently it is a tumor in the back of my knee. They did an x-ray on site to confirm. He said the odds of it being Melanoma are very low, but he suggests I have surgery to have it removed. That will be four surgeries in less than 3 months. He said I could just wait and recheck it with an MRI in 3 months, but he said if it was him, he'd want it out to make sure it wasn't cancer. With my history now of having cancer, better safe than sorry. I will call on Monday and agree to the surgery although I'm not happy about it. He will be giving me a shot in my lower back, a nerve back near my sciatic to numb my right leg. That's the part I'm scared of…lol. Anyone ever had a nerve block? Did it hurt?

      Thanks for the info and advice, you guys are awesome.

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