Subtle peritoneal stranding

[marianne88]

Hi ladies. Another scan and I can’t figure out what is subtle peritoneal standing and slight increase of trace ascities. Can anyone explain it to me. Thanks. Marianne. Boston

[Contrarielle]

I don't know much but the words subtle and trace are reassuring. Stranding is a nonspecific finding and many things can cause it. Your doctor will probably get a follow up scan In a few months and see if it is same or more. I hope you are feeling well. If you feel well and blood tests pretty stable you could put the worry in your worry box for a while.

[Shelly1009]

Hi Marianne, I'm going to guess you have lobular breast cancer? It has a tendency to metastasize to the peritoneum and is not mass forming. It typically shows up as stranding and bowel thickening and is otherwise difficult to pick up on traditional scans used to screen for mets.. I have mets to my peritoneum and my CT scans regularly show all of the above plus the ascites showing up in yours.

Michelle (from outside Boston

[marianne88 in reply to Shelly1009]

Hi Michelle. Yes your right I have lobular and it metastasized to bone and the above was written on my scans. What did they do with yours. Did they change treatment? Thank you so much. M

[kokopelli2017]

hi Marianne. did you talk to your oncologist regarding the results of your scan? did he/she explain about the subtle stranding and the trace ascites? curious....

carole XO

[marianne88 in reply to kokopelli2017]

I put a call in and they are calling me Friday.

[kokopelli2017 in reply to marianne88]

good to know👍. thanks for answering.

[kokopelli2017]

hi again Marianne. I may be able to help with explaining if you still need that. but wanting to know what your oncologist had to say?

carole XO (springfield MA😉)

[marianne88 in reply to kokopelli2017]

No call back yet so any info you can send me in a private message would be great

[kokopelli2017]

just sent you a PM......xo

[marianne88 in reply to kokopelli2017]

Thank you so much. I did send you one back

[kokopelli2017]

Yw Marianne. back atcha with another reply! xo

[marianne88 in reply to kokopelli2017]

Thank you. Sent you a reply again. Lol

[marianne88 in reply to marianne88]

Sent yet another message 😘

[kokopelli2017 in reply to marianne88]

😘