I'm confused about why I can't get a NCCN type Advanced prostate cancer status or staging from my Med Onc yet.
Fact(s): 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/SCAN 08/01/2019 Reveals parotid max SUV32.1,mediastinal blood pool max SUV 2.0, liver max SUV 8.9.
Fact: posterior mid to apical aspect of prostate(atrophied) PSMA avid region SUV 11.7 with 1.2cm x1.2cm x 1.8cm
Fact: PSMA avid lymph nodes, right common iliac, periaortic, & infrarenal retroperitoneal lymph node chains. largest 1.4x0.7. (SUV 8.4) Low level avid activity in mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes representing "reactive lymphadenopathy". Ok, I have no idea what this means in staging.
Fact: abnormal PSMA area in my posterior right fourth rib with SUV 1.6. Maybe representative of an old post traumatic injury than metastatic.
PSMA radiology Impression:::
1. Recurrent disease within the posterior mid to apical aspect of the prostate.
2. Pelvic lymphadenopathy.
3. Mild activity in posterior right fourth rib probably representative of an old mild injury.
My prostate treatment sequencing is: a) 2005 42 IMRT rad treatment zaps. b) 2008-2012 ADHT Lupron/Casodex combo. c) 2019 Recurrence PCa post biochemical ADT treatment
My question stated in Title above is: Am I too early to stage my advanced prostate/Lymph node cancer. Like the National Comprehensive Cancer Network charts provide??
Doug