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Lung cancer with ckd
Dr. My dad has been diagnosed by small tumour in his lungs and has been advised for PET CT scan. However his kidneys are weak so we are a bit skeptical about this scan as doctors have told that he might be subjected to dialysis ever after this scan. Please let me know how to go about this situation.
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Need to know the renal parameters to suggest the extent of risk. Normally compared to a contrast ct scan, pet scan carries a relatively lesser risk of renal damage. However this has to be correlated to the renal status of your dad.
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Dr. M.Ponraj
Medical Oncologist
13 yrs exp
Palakkad
You can safely do pet ct scan despite renal dysfunction
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Dr. Archana Prathipati
Radiation Oncologist
16 yrs exp
Hyderabad
You can go ahead with a plain ct and PET scan..
PET does not lead to renal damage..
Please upload RFT report...
In case of controversy you can go ahead with MRI abdomen ...CT chest ultrasound neck and bone scan
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Dr. Shubham Jain
Surgical Oncologist
20 yrs exp
Delhi
Please share the kft report... Please also share the pet scan report if done, so that I may suggest further course
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