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Is My Brother In Law Having Cancer?
My brother in law just recently had a hemicolectomy done, and during a follow up appointment with the general surgeon, he was told that he had stage 4 cancer in his stomach lining. While he was in the hospital, they did 2 catscans of his abdominal area, without dye, and an ultrasound of his stomach without dye as well. Isn t an MRI or a catscan with dye necessary to determine cancer?
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Wed, 23 Apr 2014
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Hi. CAT or MRI scans with or without die can help suggest a cancer like appearance in any body part. To diagnose it correctly a biopsy or removal of whole or part of suspected tissue for histopathology (viewing under microscope) is necessary. Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help
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