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Standardized uptake value (SUV) 5.4 and 4.8 mean nodules cancerous?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Apr 18 7:23pm | Replies (32)
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@colleenyoung

I can understand your surprise, @skm101. But the term used by the radiologist was "physiological" (meaning related to the body and its function) not "psychological" (related to the mental or emotional state).

@amyb5, did your radiologist or oncologist explain what was meant by "as possibly physiological, correlate with exam/symptoms"?

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amyb5 | @amyb5 | Mar 14 9:29pm

Yes, my cancer is anal, so activity in that area is not uncommon. Plus there have been many bowel changes & problems since treatment, which could also cause the uptake. I have had small lymph nodes with slight uptake that have been read as “possibly physiological”, they were in my neck, & sinusitis was also noted, which was thought to be the cause of them.

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