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May 5, 2018 · It sounds like your husband may be developing lytic lesions or that previously existing lytic lesions have been detected by the PET/CT scan. If there were active cancer activity within the lesion (i.e. the PET/CT registered FDG uptake and the lesion "lit up" on the scan), the radiologist would note it.
Apr 6, 2016 · Hi Mort, What was your free light chain (FLC) ratio before your most recent test? You say your latest serum FLC ratio of 72 now qualifies as an additional Mayo MGUS risk-of-progression factor, but you imply that your serum FLC ratio was normal before.
Ok , i don't have lesions but how is it this test didn't pick up the very extensive degeneration I have in my neck , spine and shoulders. I have spondylosis, bony spurs, extentsive damage to L-4 and L-5 where it's bone against bone and also uptake was shown in my facial bones.
May 21, 2018 · To answer your questions about the "CRAB" criteria, all you have to do is meet any one of them to have a diagnosis of symptomatic myeloma. If the osteolytic lesions are found to be due to myeloma (the PET/CT scan will help confirm this), then you would technically have a diagnosis of myeloma and treatment would be considered by the doctor. You ...
Another important thing I believe that came out of ASH 2013 was the discussion of the importance of PET/CT in the context of "complete remission" (CR). Note that a European study showed that 29% of folks that allegedly obtained CR by conventional standards had positive uptake on their PET/CTs.
