Booked in for pet-ct to investigate neuropathy. if cause is paraneplastic is tumor likely to show on scan.neurological symptoms ongoing 18 months. ta.

Searching for needle: You have raised 3 issues which I will address. PET/CT is not the likely answer to your question to find the cause of Neuropathy....so you may do this test but do not expect a solution coming easily. Paraneoplastic syndrome is a diagnosis by exclusion....I doubt that is the cause of your Neuropthay that has gone on for 18 months without discovering the cause, yet suspecting paraneoplastic sybdrome