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New PET scan results confused and a little scared

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 10, 2025 | Replies (19)

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Al, the liver plays a key role in PSA production and clearance.
According to Courtney Lawhn Heath, MD, Radiologist, UCSF, San Francisco, CA common false positives and the limitations of treating PSMA PET as a straightforward diagnostic tool for prostate cancer.
It would be unusual for metastatic prostate cancer to appear first in the liver.
I'm responding without experience. The knowing gentlemen will follow.

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Thanks Gently,

Yes it seems like it’s unlikely that the cancer has gone from the lymph nodes to the liver and doctor agreed.