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Warning-sign checks

Solitary fibrous tumor: when to get help

Go through these in order and stop at the first one that applies. If you are reading this for someone else, answer for them.

  1. 1

    Is any of this happening now?

    Call 911

    Call emergency services for:

    • Severe or rapidly worsening breathing difficulty
    • Fainting or inability to wake normally
    • A first seizure or a seizure lasting several minutes
    • Sudden weakness, facial drooping, or trouble speaking
    • Severe confusion associated with suspected low blood sugar

    These emergency symptoms can have causes other than SFT, but they should not wait for routine follow-up.

    Other emergency signs, for anyone
    • Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
    • Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
    • Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
    • Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
    • Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
    • Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
    • Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
    • Someone who you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
  2. 2

    Is any of this happening?

    Be seen today

    Seek urgent medical care for repeated episodes of sweating, shaking, confusion, or faintness, especially if low blood sugar has been linked to your tumor.

  3. 3

    Does any of this apply?

    Book an appointment

    Arrange a routine medical appointment if you notice a new lump, an unexplained lump that is growing, or ongoing pressure or pain.

    These symptoms have many possible causes and do not mean that you have an SFT.

    If you have been treated for SFT, contact your treating team before your next planned appointment if you develop a new lump, worsening pain, persistent cough, increasing breathlessness, unexplained weight loss, or new nerve-related symptoms.

Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Solitary fibrous tumor. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.