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MRI, PET/CT Results and question
I just picked up copies of my scan reports.
I had to laugh at the Brain MRI report, it stated "The ventricles and sulci are unremarkable in size for a person this age. Well heck I am only 52, now that's not old. LOL So my brain MRI is just fine.
OK on the PET/CT Scan, there is an area I have question about.
It states I have 2 small area's of hypermetabolic foci in teh right anterior chest wall at the site of prior mastectomy. i have one lesion with an SUV of 4.3 and another with an SUV of 3.5.
OK my question is this, in the Impression area it say's:
"Two small hypermetabolic nodular densities are identified in the right anterior chest wall adjacent to postsurgical changes. These were not present on the prior study of 07/05/07. Differential considerations include local recurrences of breast cancer versus additional sites of fat necrosis."
So does this mean that I have local re-occurance???
My Onc has yet to say anything to me about this report.
My next appointment is with him in August.
Should I be concerned??
Can anyone help with an explanation of this?
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Vicki
Texas
Biopsy Dx'd 3-23-05 Age 48
MRM 4-5-05 w/ 2 tumor's 5cm, and 6 cm (right side)
IDC (poorly differentiated infiltrating ductual carcinoma)
5+/16 nodes
Stage III A
Grade 3
ER/PR-, Her2/neu ++
Ki67 78%
Begin Chemo 5-2-05 4XAC Dose Dense , 4X Abraxane Dose Dense (ended August 05)
28 Rad's ended October 13 2005
Started Herceptin Weekly August 2005 for one year
Had a Simple mastectomy left side after Mamo showed incresed micro-calcifications. Jan. 17 2006.
Brain MRI Feb.2006--All Clear
August 28, 2006 Last Weekly Herceptin.
October 2006--Colonoscopy, 6 Polyp's removed--all B9
PET Scan July 2007
Abdominal MRI Oct. 2007---2 Right Kidney Cysts
Core Biopsy-- Lump on Scar Line 1-10-08---B9
Brain MRI 6-2008--All Clear
PET/CT Scan 6-2008
Sept. 8 2008, 4CM area removed from mastectomy scar line. Proved to be B9.
PET/CT Scan-- July 2009 --All clear
August 17,2009 ---Had Port Removed
6 Years NED -- April 5,2011
DX'd with Melanoma left arm 10-10-2011
Last edited by Yorkiegirl; 06-17-2008 at 12:40 PM..
Reason: Put wrong date on 1st PET Scan, changed it to correct date.
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