Sarcoma Survival Story: Knee Bump Leads to Life-Saving Diagnosis and Treatment
Beulah, Michigan – When Mary Witkop discovered a bump on the inside of her right knee in 2016, she sought multiple opinions from doctors, who initially dismissed it as harmless fatty tissue. However, after the mass began to change, a surgeon recommended scans which ultimately led to the diagnosis of an aggressive soft tissue cancer in February 2019. Following the diagnosis of stage 3 undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, Witkop faced uncertainty …