I will try and stay postive. I will let you know what I learn. Thanks for your support.
Hi,
It seems that things are moving along. The biopsy would be most important in determining if this really is cancer and its behavior. It is also possible that the behavior is not correlated with size of any particular lesion, the doctor raises a point. The next question however is no longer what either of us can posite, we’ll have to wait and see what it is.
Stay positive.
She has paralysis on the left side. It was confirmed with a camera that was put down her throat. She seen the doctor yesterday. She had a CEA blood test, cat scan yesterday and she goes in Thursday for a PET scan and a biopsy on Friday of the node in her neck. I asked the doctor about the size of the lesion, he said it wasn't the size it's what in it...what do you think?
Thanks for responding.
Hi,
Best to talk this over with your doctor.
Was the paralysis on the left or right vocal cord?
Are you sure it is paralysis at all? Could it be a laryngeal nodule? Was a visualization of the larynx done?
If the paralysis is on the left, the infiltrative lesion described on the left measuring 11-12 mm may have something to do with it, but it seems too small to be causing compression. Generally lung cancer with vocal paralysis are pretty large, a good number would have compression of the trachea/windpipe.
The distribution of the lymph nodes also makes Lung cancer as a primary disease a bit unlikely, if we are to think about Cancer, perhaps lymphoma may be more suspect. But again all of the nodes seem pretty small, it is also possible that the nodes are due to a chronic infection, reaction against an irritant.