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I would be inclined to ask an oncologist whether it is important now to understand if the adrenal mass is primary or secondary? It’s a common destination on the metastes highway, and the PET lit up. So time seems precious. But there are a lot of non-dangerous reasons a mass can light up a PET.

You can function normally with a piece of one adrenal gland. But if you want to keep for now,
the biopsy attempt needs to be repeated. Can they do a robotic attempt?

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Thanks for your reply. Is knowing if primary or secondary mass essential?

Hubby”s had 2 adjunct chemo treatments thus far post Lobectomy. He just saw oncology surgeon who thinks biopsy needle might have missed the malignancy in the small mass. Both oncologist and surgeon say to finish 2 remaining chemos, then redo radiologies. If mass remains, then Adrenalectomy. At that time I will ask about robotic biopsy.

Is this a good plan?