Medical Advice on "Medical oncology"

Why did PET scan show no issue when the patient has a biopsy-proven carcinoma in the uterus?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com.I have gone through your query as well as through the reports that you have provided (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity).Based on this I can gather that, the patient had symptoms of PV (per vaginal) spot...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Pawar Satyajit Jalinder

Biopsy report shows carcinoma of urinary bladder. Please suggest a treatment.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The report is showing transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder (cancer of urinary bladder). In biopsy report, there is no comment on muscle involvement. That means we need to know whether the tumor is ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arshad Hussain Shah

Will a mediastinal neuroblastoma reoccur after surgery?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Can you answer a few questions? 1. What was the baseline stage? Whether bone marrow, lymph nodes, or bones were involved? Baseline imaging? 2. What was the histopathology report after surgery? 3. What was a respons...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Pawar Satyajit Jalinder

Why are my carcinoembryonic antigen levels are higher even though I am a non-smoker?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. You should get a positron emission tomography (PET scan) done. It is a specific test for cancer cells. Another option is to repeat carcinoembryonic antigen and alpha-fetoprotein tests afte...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rajesh Gulati

My 5 year old son's serotonin level is 583 ng/mL. Does he have a carcinoid tumor?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Chromogranin A level is just one marker. There are a lot of factors which may affect chromogranin A levels. It depends on the clinical suspicion of a tumor. Revert with more details of the history and radiological imagin...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Bharat Patodiya

My 70-year-old mom has a mass on her ovary. Could someone help me understand her ultrasound?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through the report you have attached (attachment removed to protect the patient's privacy). 1) It looks like a tumor adjacent to the ovary and an adnexal mass (a growth near the ovaries, uterus, fallopian...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Pratik Patil

Is surgery the only option for grade 3 non-invasive carcinoma in situ in the breast?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is grade 3 breast cancer. I suggest you get your magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast done to see whether the rest of the breast is normal or not. If the rest of the breast is normal and there is no family h...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rajesh Gulati

What are the reasons for weight and muscle loss in a 60-year-old with no history or signs of cancer?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and CT (computed tomography) scans show no masses, it seems unlikely to be pancreatic or ovarian cancer. These markers are significantly raised in cancer in thousands. Mild raise co...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rajesh Gulati

Could minor acne-like growth inside the rectum with no other symptoms be cancerous?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. I have gone through your details including past history of hemorrhoids. From your history, I don't think there is any serious issue like cancer. The most common symptoms of bowel, anal o...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arshad Hussain Shah

Should I get tested for cancer because of genetic predisposal?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. BRCA (breast cancer gene) could have been positive for your grandfather, and in that case, it is genetic and running in your blood. But if he was negative, it means it was not hereditary. So now, in the case where...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Pratik Patil