Wanted to share my history of scans, not to scare, but to encourage you to ask if it does not feel right.
Prior to dx I had an ultra sound - showed an ill defined area in submandibular gland. That promted a CT which showed nothing, specificaly nothing in or around the gland. Several doctors later had a MRI, also neg, specifically around the galnd. A few doctors later had FNA ultrasound guided biopsy of ill defined area identified in ultrasound. Positive for AdCC. Heres the kicker. After they knew what and where it was, I had a PET scan and it didn't show up.
The only imaging technique that picked up on my 3.4cm tumor was a ultrasound.
Luke
Joined: Mar 2010
but not impossible. None of the techniques available are perfect. All have a certain false negative, as well as false positive rate. Thankfully your clinician persisted and pressed on to definitive studies. Failing to do that would have left you in a pickle. Wishing you the best.
Pat
Joined: May 2012
Luke,
Kudos to your medical team, some people are just darn smart.
I felt a lump, had a fine needle biopsy, they found cancer, had a PET scan and my rear end lit up, yikes! A peak in the rear door, nothi