Ct Scan Showed Spot On Pancreas. Chances Of Kidney Stone?

Posted on Thu, 9 May 2013

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Question : My husband had a CT scan to check for kidney stones. No kidney stones showed up but the scan showed a "spot" on his pancreas. Does a "spot" indicate cancer? He has a follow up appointment with a gastroenterologist at the end of this week to discuss the spot and presumably get more tests.

Answered by Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (59 minutes later)

Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
I am Dr.Ratnakar Kini and I am pleased to answer your query.

Can you upload the report here?

Regards,
Dr.Ratnakar Kini

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Follow up: Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (1 hour later)

I am sorry but I do not have a copy of the report.

Answered by Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (17 minutes later)

can you tell me how that spot was described in that report?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (5 hours later)

I am sorry that I don't know how the spit was described. My husband didn't see the report. It was sent to his GP. Why don't we start with you explaining that why the description matters. Is it the size? Location? Type of spot? Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (42 hours later)

Hi,
In case of cancer the spot appears less dense than the surrounding normal pancreas.
The size does matter to decide what further course of action should be taken.

Sometimes these spots may be benign like focal pancreatitis.

I hope that answers your question.
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Regards,
Dr.Ratnakar Kini

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar