I had A MRI done with Contrast dye to see if I had lymphoma. The nurse at the ENT yesterday told me it wasn't lymphoma but my primary care provider's nurse today told me that he said it is no guarantee until a biopsy can be done on my tonsils. Just wondering if it is always shown if cancer is present?
2007-12-13 09:17:51 · 3 answers · asked by Heather M 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I have lymphoma grade 1 stage 4 and they couldn't tell me any thing until i had a surgical biopsy. the CT scan, blood tests and MRI where negative.
2007-12-13 17:16:29 · answer #1 · answered by judge5519 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want an accurate medical diagnosis, get it from the doctor - NOT the medical assistant. This sort of information should come from your doctor. Incidentally, medical practices don't usually employ nurses, they use medical assistants.
Lymphomas must be biopsied in order to make a diagnosis and to stage it. Speak to your ENT directly and ask if she/he has a biopsy in mind. PET scans are far more useful for assessing lymphomas than CTs with or without contrast.
2007-12-13 09:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no test is 100% acurate, even biopsies can be misleading. A diagnosis is usually made based on the findings of several tests.
2007-12-13 09:21:31 · answer #3 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋