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Anyone have repeated CT scans due to lung not show cancer in hip

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Mar 27 9:24am | Replies (4)
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@suellen51

Each time my oncologist orders CT scans of chest, abdomen & pelvis with and without contrast.
AVN was noted on right femoral head due to changes. Therefore, I reached out to my orthopedic doctor to discuss AVN. Orthopedic doctor ordered the MRI of hips and this is when the 6.6 x 2.9 lesion within the acetabulum. I was then referred back to Oncology and PET scan was scheduled and confirmed the cancerous lesion. My question was why was this not found by radiologist? Is it the location of lesion due to the equipment/slices they take?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Mar 26 11:31pm

I'm not radiologist but I think you are probably correct. Or they thought they were seeing more of the AVN. My nephew had a severe case, and his scans were quite complex looking. I'm in awe of what radiologists can see on the images.

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