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6mm nodule in pleura

Cancer | Last Active: Aug 6, 2024 | Replies (31)

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Well I managed to translate everything and send CT scans and everything else to Mayo.

After about hours I get a reply "our team of specialists do not feel that Mayo Clinic has anything significant to add to the current treatment plan". I asked if I should understand this as a "second opinion" and they just repeat the same thing. So as last question I ask if they looked at my CT's and they said that they reviewed all pictures I sent. Finally they told me to contact again if my medical condition deteriorates.

I guess its a second opinion but didnt give me a real answer about the nodule.

But later I received a call from my brother who had visited doctor in Vienna about my case and he said that there is no reason to leave it there: It doesnt belong in the body and it is causing great deal of stress to the patient. Futhermore he said that it is really easy to remove. Finally he recommended a surgeon who could do it.

The doctor also told my brother that whatever I have in the lung has been there over 2 years since it was seen in first image, and that if it was aggressive, it probably wouldve grown faster. He also has treated about 15 adenocarcinoma rete testis cases during his career. Its still not common but clearly not as uncommon as the scientific literature makes it look like. So that also was a bit more reassuring.

So now I'm waiting for appointment to surgeon. I feel like I can breathe again. Also the pain in my chest is gone, mustve been the stress.

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Sorry to hear that Mayo didn’t offer much help, but the rest of your message all sounds very encouraging!