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A member asked:
Why would a pet scan show hyperactivity in an area in the colin where i had a polyp removed 2 months prior?
8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
PET CT scans: Show where there are metabolically active cells, not just cancer cells. So it probably means that your colon is still trying to heal from the polyp removal, and healing cells are metabolically active. I would not worry too much if your polyp was benign.
Answered 4/25/2016
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What was polyp?: If the polyp was negative for malignancy including the base, then this uptake would probably be inflammatory in nature (healing cells).
Answered 4/3/2013
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Possibly: Pet/ct scans with FDG localize areas with increased glucose metabolism. Although this can be some types of cancer, it also can be due to infection, inflammation and healing wounds.
Answered 1/29/2015
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