Fernando Roque, MD  
Male
Philippines

Specialties: Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine

Calcium found in ovaries
Nov 11, 2008 06:59PM in the Cancer Community
Hi. A study was done by Brandt, et al in 1996 (Link to abstract: http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=2976980) which investigated the significance of calcifications in the ovaries of 28 women who had otherwise normal ultrasound of the ovaries. In 76% of the women, the calcifications were not clinically significant, while in 24%, the calcifications w...
What Should I Do Next?
Nov 11, 2008 06:42PM in the Cancer Community
Hi. From the symptoms you described, I think you should really undergo a more extensive work-up to discover the cause of the pain. For starters, a CT scan of the whole abdomen will help rule out the possibility of tumors within the abdominal area. The colonic polyp is most probably not responsible for the pain you're experiencing, but the thickened endomet...
What to do if the doctors don't agree
Nov 11, 2008 06:32PM in the Cancer Community
Hi. It's hard to comment on your mother's case without reading the full report of all the blood tests done. I would like to know from what evidence her hometown doctor based his diagnosis of "atypical CML"? What blood work was done at the Mayo clinic? A definite diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is made by demonstrating the existence of the P...
Pet Scan Results
Nov 11, 2008 06:00PM in the Cancer Community
Hi. The increased uptake in your right internal mammary node on PET scan is highly suggestive of malignancy, given your past history of breast cancer (I'm assuming this is the reason why the bilateral mastectomy was done in 2005). Ideally, a biopsy of the internal mammary node should be done to confirm the diagnosis. Treatment (e.g. chemotherapy) is expens...
lymph nodes swelling?
Nov 11, 2008 05:43PM in the Cancer Community
Hi. If those nodes have been persistently swollen for over a year, these may be caused by a chronic infection like tuberculosis. If you have COPD you certainly are more prone to develop chronic or recurrent lung infection. The other possibility is that the enlarged nodes may be a sign of an undiscovered malignancy. I think this is the reason why your doct...
changes in nails form
Nov 10, 2008 02:55PM in the Cancer Community
Hi. As I am sure you've noticed, this is a forum for cancer. Medhelp has a dermatology forum. I would like to direct you to that forum as the people there might be better able to answer your concerns.