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Is A Bone And Lung Scan Needed At This Stage?
I am a 30 year old woman diagnosed with Stage 1 Renal Cell Carcinoma Clear Cell. grade 1. Tumor 3.8cm I had a partial nephrectomy last Jan. The margins where clear and one lymph node was tested and it was neg. my question is do I need to have a bone scan and a lung scan to make sure that the cancer did not sneak its way out of the kidney. My Uro Onc seems confident i m cured, but I want to know what a medical oncologist thinks.
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion you should get done MRI as in MRI radiation exposure is zero. And it is safe too.
While PET scan causes very high radiation.
So I prefer MRI over PET in non symptomatic patients.
And I advice you to get done MRI annual as protocol to see for any distant mets.
So consult oncophysician and discuss about MRI.
In my opinion you should get done MRI as in MRI radiation exposure is zero. And it is safe too.
While PET scan causes very high radiation.
So I prefer MRI over PET in non symptomatic patients.
And I advice you to get done MRI annual as protocol to see for any distant mets.
So consult oncophysician and discuss about MRI.
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