Question 1

is there such a thing as a mucinous carcinoma breast cancer?

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Yes: Mucinous, or colloid, breast cancers are a rare type of breast cancer characterized by the production of mucus within the tumor.  These tend to be low-grade tumors, are usually estrogen-receptor positive and her-2/neu negative.  Treatment follows the same criteria for all breast cancers.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: mucinous carcinoma?

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Colloid carcinoma: Clusters of small uniform cells floating in lakes of extracellular mucin.
 Usually older women (mean age 71 years) slow growing breast cancer.

Question 3

what is a mucinous carcinoma?

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The term is used: In ovarain cancers and rarely in breast cancer, also called colloid carcinoma there. It shows cell making mucin, usually from a tumor with the characteristics of an adenocarcinoma.

Question 4

my dad will be given cisplatin for squamos carcinoma cell of a mass removed from neck.is this medicine strong on him? pet scan clear of mestatsis.

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Dose is tailored: platinum-based medication in treatment of squamous cell cancers after surgery, and often in addition to radiation is the drug of choice. Depending on your dad's kidney function, and overall status, dose of the medication can be adjusted. Sister drug to cisplatin is carboplatin and sometimes used.  Erbitux is a new alternative, different side effects, not as effective.

Question 5

are pet scans used for ovarian cancer?

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Not diagnosis: Sometimes used for follow up or tracking progress, but not usually used for diagnosis.

Question 6

could a pet scan detect ovarian cancer?

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Helps: Pet scans detect metabolically active tissues and since most tumors more active than normal tissues, pet scans help with diagnosis.

Question 7

are bright orange spots on pet scan cancer?

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Tricky: Not all cancers are bright on pet scans and not all bright activity in a pet scan is cancer. Inflammation/infection can also show bright activity.  Pet scans are performed in conjugation with ct (pet/ct) and though pet is great for detecting metabolism, its specificity is not as great. Reading a pet requires care/skill. Normal activity is seen in the brain, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder.

Question 8

what to do if i had a pet scan yesterday. i have cervical cancer right after the scan?

Accepted Answer

Follow drs. protocol: If metabolically active and of significant size tumor of cervix  and metastases would  likely be recognized on pet scan. Tumor does not arise in one day. Microscopic small lesions detected by pap smear are not likely recognized on pet scan. Treatment is determined by physician taking care of you.

Question 9

on a pet scan does a lower suv uptake mean less aggressive cancer ? the suv uptake was 5.2,

Accepted Answer

No: SUV has no bearing on the aggressiveness of the cancer.  It is a relative measure of the glucose metabolism.  In fact, some very aggressive tumors have no FDG uptake at all. Some benign conditions like infection can have high uptake. The standard uptake value depends on many factors like patient body size and serum glucose level and the normal uptake in the tissue surrounding the target lesion.

Question 10

after cancer surgery i had 2 clear pet scans.nw after 5 yrs the pet scan is abnormal. possible causes?

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Not enough info...: It is possible to have an abnormal scan at 5 years but I do not know enough about your history and what was abnormal in this scan.  There are many sources of false positive on pet scan but without seeing your images or reports and without your exact history it is difficult to determine what the status is.

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My dad will be given cisplatin for squamos carcinoma cell of a mass removed from neck.is this medicine strong on him? pet scan clear of mestatsis.

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Are pet scans used for ovarian cancer?

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Could a pet scan detect ovarian cancer?

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Are bright orange spots on pet scan cancer?

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What to do if i had a pet scan yesterday. i have cervical cancer right after the scan?

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On a pet scan does a lower suv uptake mean less aggressive cancer ? the suv uptake was 5.2,

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After cancer surgery i had 2 clear pet scans.nw after 5 yrs the pet scan is abnormal. possible causes?

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