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Any Suggestion For PET Result Stating Recurrent Cancer In Neck Near Collarbone?
A PET exam result six months ago was recurrent cancer in the neck near the right side of my collarbone. I had had thyroid cancer that had been surgically treated removing thyroid totally three years ago. This week ultrasonic diagnosis confirmed the PET result. My doctor who is a specialist in breast and thyroid cancer initially told me six months ago to ignore the PET result due to its high false positive rates in general. At that time the chest xray and and the ultrasonic results were negative, or did not detect any. I am afraid. Should I go to a neck cancer specialiist?
Fri, 7 Mar 2014
iF IT WAS THYROID CANCER AND POST SURGERY YOU HAD RADIOIODINE THE TUMOR MUST HAVE BEEN ABLATED COMPLETELY. iF DURING THESE SIX MONTHS THE SIZE OF THE NODE NEAR THE COLLAR BONE HAS NOT INCREASED IN SIZE YOUR DOCTOR HAS RIGHTLY ADVISED YOU TO IGNORE IT.
KEEP IT UNDER OBSERVATION AND MAY BE YOU NEED REPEAT RADIOIODINE UPTAKE STUDY. BUT THIS IS ONLY USEFUL IN PAPILLARY AND FOLLICULAR VARIETY OF CARCINOMAS
DR. J. TICKU
KEEP IT UNDER OBSERVATION AND MAY BE YOU NEED REPEAT RADIOIODINE UPTAKE STUDY. BUT THIS IS ONLY USEFUL IN PAPILLARY AND FOLLICULAR VARIETY OF CARCINOMAS
DR. J. TICKU
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