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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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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.

Answered 5/4/2014

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