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Hi doc can you please tell me in detail
Can you tell em the pet scan reports mean
Opinion:
In a known case of carcinoma tongue, 18F FDG PET/CT findings are suggestive of
FDG avid ill-defined heterogeneously enhancing soft tissue density lesion involving the left lateral
border of tongue, anteriorly involving the tip of tongue and posteroinferiorly involving the hyoid
bone (as described above) - likely residual primary neoplastic etiology.
• FDG avid left level Ib and l cervical lymphnodes (as described above) - likely metastatic
disease.
• No definite evidence of clinically significant hypermetabolism noted anywhere else in the body
in the current study.
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In simple words, your tongue on left side has a swelling starting in front from the tip, and extending to back till the back of tongue and touching a bone there. There are also nearby lymph nodes involved in the neck on same side - left. Surgeon preferably a Head and neck surgeon/ Surgical oncologist, will do an MRI of that area , prior to decision on surgery. Based on the report of the surgery, further treatments will be planned - that is if radiation and /or chemotherapy.
Prior to surgery, chemotherapy 3 cycles can be done to shrink the tumour. In that case, a small incisional biopsy will be done to prove that this is a malignancy prior to chemotherapy.
Next Steps
MRI neck, Surgeon consult for surgery including excision reconstruction neck dissection.
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