Mark Wright reveals he had a 12cm tumour removed from his armpit following cancer scare as he shares pictures from hospital By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 22:14 GMT, 8 December 2021 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 8 December 2021 Viewcomments Mark Wright has told how he had to have a 12cm tumour removed from his armpit following a recent cancer scare. The TV presenter, 34, took to Instagram on Wednesday to explain how he became concerned when a mass in his armpit began to grow, after previously being reassured it was a 'fatty lump that didn't need treatment'. Mark went to reveal that he was later told that the tumour was benign, however doctors feared there was a chance it could turn cancerous and decided to remove it from his armpit. Cancer scare: Mark Wright has told how he had to have a 12cm tumour removed from his armpit following a recent cancer scare After having the tumour removed, Mark said he wanted to share his journey with his followers in the hopes of encouraging others to get lumps checked. Mark, who shared a picture of the lump in his arm, an image of him in a hospital gown and the mass once it had been removed, wrote: 'Ok, it’s been a tough call whether or not to speak about this. 'One part of me wants to keep something like this private and the other part is thinking, if I can help/potentially save 1 person, well…. this is the right thing to do. Thumbs up: The TV presenter, 34, took to Instagram on Wednesday to explain how he became concerned when a 'lump in his arm began to grow', after previously being reassured it was a 'fatty lump that didn't need treatment' 'So here goes. I discovered a lump in my breast/armpit area. Not very big, but enough to cause concern and to be cautious enough to get it checked. 'I saw a doctor who passed it on as “a fatty lump that doesn’t need any treatment” so I just left it. 'After some time the lump grew and began to bother me. I am someone that when it comes to life in general, I leave no stone unturned. When it involves health, this idiom quadruples. 'I saw another specialist who happens to be a breast consultant for a second opinion. Removal: Mark went to reveal that he was later told that the tumour was benign, however doctors feared there was a chance it could turn cancerous and decided to remove the mass from his armpit 'He was certain after seeing an ultrasound scan that it was a LIPOMA (a BENIGN soft tissue tumour) however with it being rather large, he had a tiny bit of concern that it has/could turn in to a SARCOMA (a cancerous malignant tumour) However he was not 100% either way so to be more sure I had an MRI. 'From the result of the MRI, still this consultant did not want to rule out the worst because of the speed and the size of the growth. At this stage I moved on to a SARCOMA specialist. 'This specialist saw the scans around 10 days ago and today I was in theatre having this little git removed. 'His fast and incredible turn around was due to the fact he did not want to leave it any longer and wanted it out to prevent the rare risk of a LIPOMA turning into a sarcoma overtime. 'He also could not 100% confirm by the MRI that this was definitely a benign tumour and not something more sinister. 'The tumour will be sent off for further testing just to be 110% sure but this top doctor is certain from his incredible experience that we have done the job and there is nothing sinister to worry about. So I’m all good. 'MORAL OF THE STORY: If you notice anything that doesn’t look or feel quite right. Don’t leave it. 'Nothing in life is more important than your health and well-being. Get checked, check yourself and make sure you take good care of yourself.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility