9mm to the gut

[farmanerd]

. . . more precisely in the liver. I just got the final results from the pelvic CT scan with Iopamidol contrast that I had when my bladder infection was diagnosed:

"There is a 9 mm hypodensity in the anterior liver superior to the

gallbladder fossa. This is indeterminate on this exam. No additional lesions are seen in the liver."

"9 mm indeterminate lesion in the liver. Follow-up with MRI with

contrast in 3-6 months is recommended."

I like how this gets described as a hepatic incidentaloma. Damn, I know that probability is on my side, but I hope that I am just lucky with this one.

[Hidden]

Incedentaloma dam . That term sure sounds euphemistic ... where you ever a big drinker ? Pray pray pray ...hows your Pc?

[Shooter1]

Check and scan in 3 mo. Plan by oncologist to see if collapsing wedge fractures in my spine are related to cancer or not. Waiting sure can put a strain on your well being when you know some thing is wrong and they aren't concerned enough to investigate till normal scan at a year. Best of luck to you with your incidentaloma.

[savingdaddy]

Best wishes to you and I hope when you get your scan the 9mm incidentaloma is gone 🙏🏽🙌🏼 God bless you! Kimberly

[monte1111]

Incidental 9mm to gut, and they wait 3-6 months for follow up. Now is the time to ask for some kind of relaxer meds. Your liver bloodwork must look good and they sure seem not to be worried. But, hey, what's wrong with Tuesday? Hoping you are the lucky one. Enjoy.

[farmanerd]

[MRI on 6/18/19, results given by URO via phone call just hours after scan, this is the test result in my on-line chart. Chances for it being benign seem very significantly diminished.]

EXAMINATION: Abdominal MRI without and with contrast

HISTORY: Liver lesion, <1cm, normal liver, no known malignancy

TECHNIQUE: Multiplanar, multisequence images were obtained through the

abdomen before and after the uneventful administration of 15 mL of

ProHance gadolinium contrast according to routine protocol.

COMPARISON: CT urogram performed 3/19/2019

FINDINGS: Evaluation is degraded by respiratory motion artifact on the

dynamic postcontrast images.

Liver:

Parenchyma: No evidence of hepatic steatosis. No evidence of

cirrhosis.

Focal lesions: An ill-defined T1 hypointense, hypoenhancing area in

the periphery of segment five abutting the gallbladder fossa measuring

approximately 11 mm in diameter with overlying capsular retraction and

mild peripheral biliary ductal dilatation. There is subtle peripheral

delayed enhancement, overall suspicious for an intrahepatic

cholangiocarcinoma.

No other focal lesions are identified..

Vasculature: There is classic hepatic arterial anatomy. The hepatic

veins are normal. The portal veins are normal.

Biliary tree: Otherwise nondilated.

Gallbladder: Normal.

Spleen: Normal.

Pancreas: Normal.

Adrenal glands: Normal.

Kidneys: Other than a few tiny cysts, the kidneys are normal.

Additional findings: None significant.

IMPRESSION:

1. An 11 mm lesion in hepatic segment 5 suspicious for intrahepatic

cholangiocarcinoma.