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Adrenal malignant neoplasm assumed to be metastasized from lung cancer
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Hi. You said: Adrenal nodules can be common, and not always cancerous.
In fact the probability of this being a benign growth is much better than that. And you have some comparative indicators based on growth rate. If it is an adrenal malignancy it tends to be very aggressive in terms of growth rate. Benign nodules tend to grow much more slowly. If you could get an interim image to provide an ability to triangulate growth rate.. maybe it’s better than feeling helpless while you complete the treatment on deck.
I’m very much a Data person. I sometimes land on people in ways that I don’t intend. So I hope I haven’t overstepped.
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The vast majority of all adrenal tumors in people without any known cancer are adenomas, which are benign. They grow more slowly than malignant tumors. Research suggests the growth rate is between 0.3 and 2.8 mm a year, whereas malignant adrenal tumors may grow between 5.8 and 395.4 mm a year.
May 18, 2023
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Thanks so much for your interesting, thoughtful, detailed reply.
We don’t think it’s a benign growth bc: Pet Scan lit up adrenal gland, lung cancer often spreads to adrenal gland, and Gardient Reveal blood test does show some (small % of) cancer in the DNA.
We told oncologist our concerns. So yes, next comparative to the 2/14 CT SCAN is scheduled for 4/12, which is 2 weeks after 3rd chemo. Thinking is:
- If mass decreased, then most likely it is lung cancer as suspected, and it’s positively reacting to the chemo and we’re on the right path.
- If mass increased, then it’s probably adrenal cancer and perhaps surgery should not wait due to possible metastasis since this chemo is for lung cancer.
- If mass size has not changed, then what ????? Finish the 4th chemo, and then do Adrenalectomy to be over/done with cancer, except for monitoring?????