Mri scan of prostate gland
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the first urologist did this test, he saw white spots
on the secreen and said this is prostate gland infection. He prescribed doxycline.
I used doxycyline for 3 weeks but no improvement. I am not sure if his diagnosis was correct.
d-) ct scan of kidney and bladder and cystoscopy: the second urologist i visited did these tests.
There was a very small stone in the left kidney
and my second urologist told me that it was so small
that there was no need for treatment.
Oh my goodness, today my dad received the results of his bone scan, via e-mail, which I think is a crappy way to receive bad news.
He has multiple foci of abnormal intensity all the way through his skeleton, skull, arms, ribs, shoulders, pelbi, spine, you name it.
OMG! how did this happen so fast?
He had been getting massages could they have made it worse?
Is there any hope that once treatment begins he can be helped for a while?
SO devastated.
Biopsy results showed adenocarcinoma in 25% of cores in one half of the prostate, with only benign disease in the other half (i.e. 2/16 cores postive in total). Gleason score was 4+3 with tertiary pattern 5.
Bone scan was normal and MRI suggests the tumour remains contained within the prostate.
My Father has been given two treatment options on the British NHS - Surgery or Radiotherapy, possibly with hormone therapy running alongside.
You should follow the advice of your urologist. If elevated/rising PSA, consider MRI prostate on 3T magnet, not US or CT. CT is only good for evaluating prostate size not prostate lesions. If you see prostate cancer on CT, it is usually so bad it extending out of the prostate and spreading to lymph nodes and/or bones, and you do not want to wait to that point.
Hi Wilson. I am not an expert in prostate cancer or PET scan imaging. I can tell you that I have seen PET scans be too sensitive and over-read findings. The fact that your father had an MRI scan of the areas that 'lit up' on PET scan makes me suspect that the findings on PET scan were artifactual. I encourage you to discuss your concerns further with your father's doctors. I hope this helps.
Diagnosis is made through blood testing, medical history, symptom charting, and an MRI scan or CT scan of the brain. Once an enlarged gland is discovered, the search for a cause and treatment begins.
Treating an enlarged pituitary gland involves treating the cause. If there is a tumor in the gland, surgical removal of the tumor or radiation treatments are in order. If there is bleeding into the gland, the cause of bleeding is located and the bleeding is stopped.
6 cm on right adrenal gland, nodules on left adrenal gland and multiple hypodensities in kidneys. it says that some of the hypodensities in the kidneys are too dense to be just simple cysts.
Any information that you could offer would be a great help. I am an only child and my mother has been gone for several years after a long battle with breast cancer. I told my father I would find out all I could.
9 in April 2011, My oncologist said that the PSA reading is too low to be concerned with. I also had bone scan, MRI done and they found 5mm size growth in my pelvic area. My oncologist told me that he wants to see me in August for evaluation. I am concerned about the rising PSA. My oncologist ordered another bone scan prior to my appointment in August. I feel bloated and pain on both left and right sides of abdomen.
He cannot have surgery after any form of radiation treatment, I think it's fear of spreading the tissue, especially being the radiation failed.
If you live in the NY area there is a free clinical trial at NYU Langone Medical center for failed radiation treatments, read about it here: http://urology.med.nyu.edu/conditions-we-treat/prostate-cancer/treatment/hifu
This is not only free but it's the best option out there.
When the ER did a scan the ENT saw something and wanted a dedicated scan of my sinuses and well that brings me to the MRI of my brain.
SO... (sorry of the long but brief start)
It states that I have a nonenhancing pineal gland lesion measuring 4 mm demonstrates low signal on T1 high signal on T2 weighted images remains stable.
A raised PSA level may indicate an enlargement of the prostate gland and if the gland is enlarged with no other problems, you may be given medication to reduce it. If it is extremely large - it may press on you urinary tubes and you may not be able to pass urine even if you get an urge (if that happens go to the ER asap), the urologist may decide to reduce the size of the prostate or remove it altogether.
My husband and I think this is too long to wait, we would like a PSA test done after a month. Also this Specialist refuses to do a MRI or a Bone Scan to check for further cancer. My husband feels
good except very tired and a lot less energy than what he used to have. My husband excerise all his life, did not drink or smoke and ate very healthy so this was quite a shock. If the PSA is high, he is going to do Hormone Therapy.
In mid November 2011 I went to my doctor for treatment and antibiotics for a severe cough I could not get rid of. At that time she noted that my left lyphm gland was enlarged but thought it was due to the cough and thought the antibiotics would take care of this. She had ask me if I had noticed this swollen gland before but I had never noticed it and don't have any idea how long it had been this way.
Should we be asking for any kind of CT scan, bone scan, MRI prior to waiting for the biopsy and results? We are of course thinking the worst.
Is there anything else that could possibly be causing the PSA to be THAT high?! He did have a kidney stone a couple years back verified by CT scan, and although the pain went away, he never saw or felt a stone pass. I read that a kidney stone can get stuck in the prostate and can cause elevated PSA.
My radiotherapy ended on 16th of December for Prostate cancer. During Radio Therapy (IMRT-Intensity modulated radio therapy) several times doctors asked me whether I am having stomach pain or not? But at that time I had only experienced mild pain from time to time. If you are also under hormone therapy (LHRH) you always have gastric irritation and due to that you experience stomach pain unless you take anti acidity pills.
Did they give radiotherapy to abdomen area and nodes also?
My 39 year old daughter has a new growth in her neck, after having 2 surgeries 1 year apart in 2006 - 2007 to remove a recurring blood/fluid filled semi solid cystic growth, then years later removal of an enlarged gland & scar tissue. During the last surgery (about 4 years ago) a salivary gland & a vein were both nicked. She is terrified of another surgery. Her doc has ordered both a cat scan & an ultrasound asap, before he does a biopsy.
From what I know so far, I don't know if it's "normal" but it certainly doesn't sound right. A doctor cannot go on simply a "belief" it is confined to the prostate.
1-) ct scan of urinary tract (1.5 months ago): everything was normal, except 5 mm stone in the left kidney.
the radiologist had an impression of a little bladder wall thickening but was not sure if this is due to an incompletely filled bladder (i went to toilet before ct scan) or due to an organic reason. He was suggesting cystoscopy to be done.
2-) cystoscopy (1.5 months ago): normal
3-) urine cytology (1.5 months ago): negative
4-) MRI of back (1.
My husband (58 year old, otherwise healthy, normal weight, somewhat enlarged prostate, 1 visit to the bathroom per night, steady PSA of 0.8 for the last couple of years, family history of aggressive prostate cancer and other types of cancer) had his annual screening 6 months ago. The doctor suggested doing the new test, the PCA3, because of his family history. It came back at 45.
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