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Erin, I had a CT/PET scan when my tumor markers were elevated. It came back showing uptake on my left flank. Luckily, I knew immediately it was a cyst and benign. I was the one who actually idenitified it as a benign condition and then had them confirm it by measuring the spot they found with uptake against the location of my cyst (more than twenty-five years in one place, so if it's cancer it's holding steady). The scan also revealed lung nodules, which were originally identified in a lung scan in 2001, and which are also benign. The radiologist is looking at uptake and many, many benign conditions have uptake. Radiologists must also protect themselves by mentioning everything they see. It's wise to wait for the MRI. That your CT was clean and the bone scan found only one spot is good news and it probably is something benign. Good luck.
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