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What Does My CT Scan Report Indicate?
Question: Sir,
Undergone whipples procedure on 30th January 2014.
Stage T1N0M0.
Completed 6 cycles of adjunct chemotherapy-Gemcitabline.
At present having a good diet.
Taking Creon with meals.
No problem,have gained 4 legs post surgery.
CA 19 9 level as of date is 13.60
Pre operative level was 117.
Did ct few days ago.
Ct scan showed-
No definite enhancing mass is seen in the pancreas.
No abnormal vessel pattern is seen.
Multiples sub centime-meter lymph nodes are seen in the retro peritoneum and messentry which is probably not clinically significant,appear to be reactive.
Multiple tiny nodules seen in the omentum of undetermined etiology.
Please explain the last point seen in ct scan report.
Cbc lft , creatinine reports normal.
Level of ca 19 9 level on ct scan day was 13.60
Undergone whipples procedure on 30th January 2014.
Stage T1N0M0.
Completed 6 cycles of adjunct chemotherapy-Gemcitabline.
At present having a good diet.
Taking Creon with meals.
No problem,have gained 4 legs post surgery.
CA 19 9 level as of date is 13.60
Pre operative level was 117.
Did ct few days ago.
Ct scan showed-
No definite enhancing mass is seen in the pancreas.
No abnormal vessel pattern is seen.
Multiples sub centime-meter lymph nodes are seen in the retro peritoneum and messentry which is probably not clinically significant,appear to be reactive.
Multiple tiny nodules seen in the omentum of undetermined etiology.
Please explain the last point seen in ct scan report.
Cbc lft , creatinine reports normal.
Level of ca 19 9 level on ct scan day was 13.60
Brief Answer:
does not appear to be significant to me
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for following up.
Your disease seems to be under control.
Omentum is a curtain like structure that hangs in the abdomen and has a propensity to get affected in many cancers. But, the nodules in your scan are tiny and can be just anything. Very difficult to pinpoint.
Moreover, the CA 19-9 is normal and the small primary cancer coming back within a year in multiple omental nodules without any other manifestation is quite unlikely.
We can get another follow-up scan in 2-3 months which will be reassuring.
Hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer further follow-up queries, if any.
does not appear to be significant to me
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for following up.
Your disease seems to be under control.
Omentum is a curtain like structure that hangs in the abdomen and has a propensity to get affected in many cancers. But, the nodules in your scan are tiny and can be just anything. Very difficult to pinpoint.
Moreover, the CA 19-9 is normal and the small primary cancer coming back within a year in multiple omental nodules without any other manifestation is quite unlikely.
We can get another follow-up scan in 2-3 months which will be reassuring.
Hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer further follow-up queries, if any.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Multiple Nodules in omentum dense what could be the reason.
Brief Answer:
please refer below
Detailed Answer:
As I said above, these nodules are very tiny and can be normal variants. However, recurrence of cancer is always a possibility with these nodules and only follow-up can tell that it is benign only.
As these are tiny we can't do any biopsy also at this time.
please refer below
Detailed Answer:
As I said above, these nodules are very tiny and can be normal variants. However, recurrence of cancer is always a possibility with these nodules and only follow-up can tell that it is benign only.
As these are tiny we can't do any biopsy also at this time.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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