Welcome, @rebmar. This must feel like everything is moving so fast. I'm bringing in fellow members birdman518 @barbjo @gingerw @bdpp who have experience with melanoma.

Rebmar, It sounds like you received the results of your PET scan before your appointment with your oncologist and you're concerned about the terms in the report.

"A PET scan (positron emission tomography) works to identify areas of hypermetabolic activity anywhere in the body. A radioactive substance is given to the patient and this attaches to glucose, which is attracted to cells that are hypermetabolic. When the scan is done, these areas "light up." Often, but not always, cancer cells fall into this category of being hypermetabolic. In addition, not everything that is hypermetabolic is cancer."

A PET scan is only one step in the diagnostic process. When do you have an appointment with your oncologist to discuss the results of the PET scan and to talk about the next step or test?