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MJsHusband · 04-29-2012, 02:56 PM

Also, I'm not really sure what to expect for the June CT/Pet scans. Her mastectomy removed all the visible tumors from her breast, the hysterectomy removed all visible tumors from that region. So, there is no known tumor or lesion that we will be checking to see if it shrinks or disappears. I guess to make sure the liver lesion doesn't reappear or anything new?

I still can't believe the October CT/Pet scans failed to detect the uterine tumors that were found in January. We only found those due to her bleeding excessively and going to the emergency room. They initially thought it was endometrial cancer and said it was Stage III 2c, which is just shy of Stage IV. I would think tumors that advanced should have shown up on a scan 2 months prior.

Of course, this experience makes me a little leery of trusting the CT/Pet scans. Was this an anomaly, much like the rarity of BC mets to urterus?

Thanks, ~Greg

04-29-2012, 02:56 PM	#9
MJsHusband Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 87	Re: Treatment Question Also, I'm not really sure what to expect for the June CT/Pet scans. Her mastectomy removed all the visible tumors from her breast, the hysterectomy removed all visible tumors from that region. So, there is no known tumor or lesion that we will be checking to see if it shrinks or disappears. I guess to make sure the liver lesion doesn't reappear or anything new? I still can't believe the October CT/Pet scans failed to detect the uterine tumors that were found in January. We only found those due to her bleeding excessively and going to the emergency room. They initially thought it was endometrial cancer and said it was Stage III 2c, which is just shy of Stage IV. I would think tumors that advanced should have shown up on a scan 2 months prior. Of course, this experience makes me a little leery of trusting the CT/Pet scans. Was this an anomaly, much like the rarity of BC mets to urterus? Thanks, ~Greg __________________ 08/10 ~ Dx IBC, Her2+++ ER-/PR- Stage 4, mets to liver. Age 43. 08/10 ~ Began 12 weeks of Taxetere/Carboplatin/Herceptin tx [10/10 ~ Scans show liver lesions are gone. NED! 11/10 ~ Ended chemo. Herceptin-only tx 01/11 ~ Mastectomy 03/11 ~ Radiation 07/11 ~ Reconstructive surgery 10/11 ~ PET/CT shows NED :) 01/12 ~ Malignant tumors found in uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and lymph nodes. Dx as endometrial cancer. Stage III2c 02/12 ~Hysterectomy(all tumors removed). Back to NED. 02/12 ~ Final Herceptin treatment. 03/12 ~ Began Cisplatin/Adriamycin tx for endometrial cancer. 03/12 ~ Tumors dx her2 metastisis, not entdometrial cancer. Back to BC tx. 03/12 ~ CT scan shows NED. :) 04/12/~ Began Tykerb/Xeloda. 06/12 ~ Ended Xeloda. Continuing Tykerb. Still NED. 09/12 ~ PET/CT scans show NED. : ) 04/13 ~ Rash on original breast biopsied as cancer. 05/13 ~ Surgery to remove skin and tissue around rash. Continue Tykerb. 06/13 ~ PET/CT scans show NED : ) 11/13 ~ Jaundice eyes and skin. CT scan show mets to liver as well as peritoneal carcinomatosis with malignant ascites. Began Abraxane/Herceptin tx. 02/14 ~ CT scan shows NED. :)