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Is a metastic 10mm node which lit up on a pet scan regarded as large in a colon cancer person ?

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Dr. Andrew Seibert answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

It depends.: It's not the size of a metastatic nodule that matters, but where it is located. If it is located adjacent to the actual tumor, it means something different then it does if it is located in a distant organ, such as the liver or lungs. Your doctor should go over the results of the pet scan in detail with you. Good luck.

Answered 1/7/2015

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