What We Treat
Telehealth
About Us
- Features & Pricing
- For Organizations
A member asked:
A friend has been told they have colon cancer, diagnosed via a tumour marker blood test, high cea, ct scan showed contained mass. is this conclusive?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Biopsy: Biopsy of the mass at colonoscopy is the only conclusive test, but the list of abnormalities identified is strongly concerning for colon cancer. Best wishes.
Answered 9/23/2017
5.2k views
No, but...: But very suspicious for colon cancer. If your friend is similar in age to yourself a mass in the colon on ct scan is cancer until proven otherwise. And CEA levels can go up for other reasons but, given the mass, they would strongly favor cancer. But to answer your question "no"... They are not definitive. You would need a piece of the mass under a microscope to prove definitively its cancer.
Answered 9/12/2021
5.2k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Chance that 4 CT scans over 2 1/2 years would all miss sympotomatic colon cancer (narrow stool, occasion blood), also sigmoidscope to 35 cm.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Would symptomatic colon cancer be missed on 3 separate CT scans? I am only 37 but have had narrow stools and small amounts of blood for past year.
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Stools are light brown/yellowish/tannish. Ct scan 2 weeks ago normal, blood work, colon and endo in march all normal. Age 25. Believe I have cancer?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
CT scan - 1.3cm ovoid focus fat adjacent sigmoid colon, trace inflammation of colon no diver. or colitis. What oculd the fat mass be? Cancer? 23 yrs m
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
A recent CT scan with contrast revealed two cysts on pancreas. What does this mean? Previous colon cancer and has esld. Also 6mm mass on liver.
9 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
People also searched for:
Wouldnt a blood test or cat scan show stomach or colon cancer.?
Normal blood tests rule cancer ? My brother died lukemia every doc is saying anxiety. heart doc tests echo / holter / stress echo / ekg lung doc bronchosco / Ct scan and full gastro workup / all scopes endo colons capsule. Headach daily weak pulse
Make/29 non-smoker. I ordered a CEA blood test and it came back at 3.2 is this high? Im worried about colon cancer. Grandmother had it at 48, but dad is fine?
Would a ct scan of the abdomen with iv contrast show a mass or tumor in the colon?
I have numerous lung nodules. Colon resection done 7/2011. Cancer in mass and 2 lymph nodes. New scan shows numerous nodles in both lungs (very small), largest is a 7.0mm and too close to artery. My CEA is 5.6 and suv is 2. What do u think?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Get the HealthTap app
Video visit and message your doctor
