Confused about additional scans

Hello, I have had a recent MRI scan related to another rare illness. In the scan it picked up several areas of concern wthin my Liver, Pancreas and Kidney.

I have since had a call from the surgeon regarding my Iver and Pancreas an he has said the areas in my Liver are benign which is a relief. The area within the Pancreas has a a cystic element which will Sheri be scanned in regular basis as I understand there is a possibility of this turning cancerous of which treatment is either difficult or not possible.

I then turn to my Kidney which showed a heterogeneously enhancing lesion at the upper pole of the left kidney which is just over 2.5cm. The enhancing mass is reported to be of concern due to renal cell carcinoma.

What I don’t understand and I have had no letter, phone call or consultation is that having contacted the Hospital myself I am now told I am booked in for a CT scan of the kidney. I thought and MRI scan showed more detail but there must be a specific reason for this.

The other really confusing thing is that when I spoke to the Surgeon regarding my Liver etc he also of course knew about  the Kidney but was surprised I had seen the report. I told him I had asked for them under the freedom of information act.

In his comments he said he could comment but it wouldn’t be right as it wasn’t his department, but that when someone had seen me, that department would more than likely speak to him again who in turn would speak to me about my Liver.

Well I was left very confused with the only knowledge of a further  scan of which I don’t understand and his comments which are baffling.

Are you Alex to comment? 
My apologies for the long text

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  • Hello Kevin, and thank you for posting

    I am afraid we do not know what may be happening as we are not part of the team who are looking after you. What I can say is that different scans are often used to get a more full and accurate picture. CT scans are used alongside MRI's as they can give differing pictures on parts of the body. For example, an MRI scan is good at looking at tissues inside the body and the CT scan can look at the surrounding areas and other structures.

    Doctors from separate specialist departments often discuss patients and their scans results, this usually happens at a Multi disciplinary team meeting (MDT).

    Until you have had all the tests and scans it can be difficult to say what is exactly going on, whether anything is linked or if it is serious. The doctors will get the information they need and they will then tell you what they are thinking.

    Waiting to hear news about your health can be a hard and frustrating time, but hopefully you will know more about this all soon. 

    Take care Kevin, and if you want to talk this over talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

    Sarah.

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  • Hello Kevin, and thank you for posting

    I am afraid we do not know what may be happening as we are not part of the team who are looking after you. What I can say is that different scans are often used to get a more full and accurate picture. CT scans are used alongside MRI's as they can give differing pictures on parts of the body. For example, an MRI scan is good at looking at tissues inside the body and the CT scan can look at the surrounding areas and other structures.

    Doctors from separate specialist departments often discuss patients and their scans results, this usually happens at a Multi disciplinary team meeting (MDT).

    Until you have had all the tests and scans it can be difficult to say what is exactly going on, whether anything is linked or if it is serious. The doctors will get the information they need and they will then tell you what they are thinking.

    Waiting to hear news about your health can be a hard and frustrating time, but hopefully you will know more about this all soon. 

    Take care Kevin, and if you want to talk this over talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

    Sarah.

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