Results are in from CT Scan done on Friday - Cancer Message Board

Allinasmile · 06-28-2005, 05:42 PM

I recieved a call from the doctor's office this afternoon on my results from the CT Scan I had done on Friday. She said I have a liaison in my neck near my Thyroid Gland, but she didn't really go into detail what that is exactly. She also is making me an appointment with a surgeon. Does anyone know what this is? Please HELP

ryu1977 · 06-29-2005, 01:44 AM

It very difficult to determine the cause of the lession on your neck only by CT scan. I think they will continue to biopsy, that's why she made appointment with surgeon.

I don't want to make you worry but the lession could be something benign such as growth muscle,benign tumour or cyst, it could be infection such as abscess, or sometimes cancer.

As long as they could not determine your lession, you should be calm (I do know this is difficult). However, even if your lession is cancer, it had been caught early and many mouth and neck cancer could be cured now.

Good luck

Allinasmile · 06-29-2005, 06:33 AM

The nurse mentioned it being inflammed, but I thought they could determind cancerous tissues through having CT Scans done and she didn't mention anything cancerous. I am going to call back today and get some more information on it's seriousness.

I am only 24 and the thought of this being benign really scares me because I don't have any symptoms.

Allinasmile · 06-29-2005, 06:36 AM

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I was given some antibotics to see if this was an infection because my white blood count was elevated and it seems to shrunk the knot that is there.

ryu1977 · 06-29-2005, 06:42 AM

If you don't have history of cancer in your family, not a smoker, and not drink alcohol too much, I think there will be very small possibility that you have cancer in your age.

btw, I think I should explain that benign tumour means the tumour is not malignant/not cancerous. Benign means not life threatening and only abnormal growth. The opposite of benign is cancerous/malignant.

Wish you healthy