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Benign carcinoid tumor in bronchi tube
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@jessie1990 My PET came back showing no further CA, but at my post-op he stated there were three more tumors that he wants to watch to see if they start growing. I do not believe they were found on the PET scan....possibly in the X-ray.
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PET scans are much more sensitive than X-rays. The PET scan would likely be where they saw the other tumors (or CT scan) but a PET scan looks at the amount of glucose each tumor is using as cancerous cells use more glucose.
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@nannybb my pet scan came back clear no other tumors or anything suspicious just the tumor In my bronchi tube it's so confusing a lung doctor rang me today told me there's strong evidence it's benign typical carcinoid and that once it's removed I won't need future treatment like chemo or anything like that just need regular scan to keep an eye for recurrance