A 41-year-old member asked:
What cancer would show up on ct scan of neck?
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Dr. Charles Sturgisanswered
Pathology 31 years experience
Many kinds could.: The neck is an anatomically complicated region with many internal structures. A ct scan of the neck could show both primary and secondary cancers (tumors that started in the neck and tumors that have spread to the neck from other parts of the body). One primary neck cancer that might be seen on a neck scan is thyroid cancer. Lymphoma is another. Tongue / tonsil / larynx cancers also...
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Ct scan of neck results show what?
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Dr. Seth Zeidmananswered
Neurosurgery 35 years experience
Many Things: Ct scans of the neck can show problems with the spine, the spinal cord, the esophagus, the thyroid, the trachea, and anything else that naturally occurs in the neck.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Do all cancers show on CT scan?
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Dr. Alfred Parkhill Handanswered
Radiology 23 years experience
sadly, no: Not all cancer is visible with a ct scan. There are many variables- size of tumor, location, presence or abscence of IV or oral contrast.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Does CT scan show cancer?
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Dr. Alfred Parkhill Handanswered
Radiology 23 years experience
not always: Not all cancer is visible with a ct scan. There are many variables- size of tumor, location, presence or abscence of IV or oral contrast.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
When is a CT scan of the neck used?
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Dr. Michael Koronaanswered
Radiology - Interventional 35 years experience
Good test: Can look at bones for fracture if you had trauma. Can do cta neck to look at blood vessels if you have carotid artery disease. Can look at tissues to see if there is a cancer or infection. These are a very few examples of the uses of ct. See radiologyinfo.Org.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Could having a CT scan give you cancer?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Not likely: With the very rare exception of a few people with extreme susceptibility to cancer from radiation, it is highly unlikely that an average person will cancer from a ct scan.
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