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Should I take Nivolumab for stage 2B nodular melanoma at age 75?
Melanoma & Skin Cancer | Last Active: Aug 8 1:02pm | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
@jeannie2222 : Thank you for sharing your experience and joining us here at Mayo Clinic Connect. It's encouraging to hear how well you're responding to Keytruda!
When undergoing immunotherapy, imaging in the form of PET or CT scans are generally performed at set intervals and typically referred to as scans, in addition to having our skin scanned or checked thoroughly by dermatology or other medical professional to assess for potential skin cancers. I'm curious if in your case the squamous cells were detected by a skin evaluation as opposed to imaging? In either case, it was definitely a good catch! How are these being treated?
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@grammato3
Good morning
Thank you for sharing this information
The squamous cell were detected on a physical full body scan at my first 90-day checkup by my dermatologist
They're both scheduled for excision in his office in August
Both a full body PET scan and an MRI of the brain were performed before I began my Keytrida
The MRI of the brain was clear no cancer
However on the full body PET scan ground glass appeared in my left upper lobe lung
A thoracic surgical oncologist performed a biopsy and a 2 mm adenocarcinoma was discovered
On Thursday July 30th I finished my 5 SBRT radiation treatments for the adenocarcinoma
The radiation oncologist who is handling this diagnosis will see me again in 30 days
Additional imaging will be done in about 90 days after the last radiation
I remain grateful for my continued treatment provided by the medical professionals
Your response was informative and appreciated