Cancer Survivors Network

It's ok...just breathe, and not get too scared yet, this could also be a good thing, maybe it's not a malignant tumor, maybe it's benign, maybe it's just scar tissue, or cysts or something, don't get too excited till you know exactly what it is, this may not be a bad thing, they just want to check you out again to make sure they're doing the right thing, and to make sure it's cancerous, from what I understand. I will pray for you that this turn out to be just a fluke on the screen! get it checked out, and let us know after you talk to the doctor more thoroughly what's going on :)

Hugsss!
~Donna

My healthy mother has nodules in her liver that are nothing of any concern. I've also known a few women with 'fatty liver' deposits. Another site had a guy whose scans showed a large 'bruise' on his liver.

Diane

Many people have cyst in liver or in kidney.My husband has a cyst in his liver,but nothing to worry about it,because he may have it when he was born.The radiation oncologist told us he has a cyst in his liver too.So I guess your doctors may need further tests to find out what it really is.

I don't know what else in the liver might light up a PET scan, but I don't see how this could help but be good news. And if it is confirmed that it is not a tumor, that's very very good news, especially if it makes surgery possible.

--Greg

This could be what you need to get that surgery. I am praying that this will put you into the catagory for liver resection.

Hi Christy

At my last PET/CT mid-August, I had a lit 1 cm area on my liver, but all my doctors (oncologist, surgeons) were pretty sure it was where they had the surgical clamps during my liver resection. I am having another PET/CT in 2 weeks (3.5 month follow-up) to check it out again. For some reason all things that light up an a PET are not all cancerous. However I agree totally that it is incredibly nerve-wracking when there's a lit area on a PET scan.

all the best, Leslie

Is supposed to be the "gold" standard so it sounds like GREAT news. Yahoo! Marie

i have something on my liver that lit up on a Pet that they say might be a hemangioma after looking at it with MRI. There are several weird things that can light up and not be cancer.