Small shadow on brain found when scanning inner ear mri.

I went in for an mri, nothing very serious. Just reffered for some ongoing dizzyness assumed to be related to my ears. I got a call back later that day saying they had found a small shadow on my brain and now they want to scan again...but more thoroughly. This scan came through very quickly and i was back in the MRI machine within days.

Has this happened to anyone else? What did it turn out to be? How soon should i expect to hear back if it turns out to be a tumour? Should i assume the later i hear back the less serious it is?

  • Hi Junet88,

    It is likely you should receive results within 2-3 weeks, but this does tend to depend on each area and hospital and current waiting lists. It's not generally possible to assume anything or to read into things too much based on waiting times unfortunately.

    I know it's never easy waiting for results so I hope it's not too long until you find out more.

    In the meantime, if others here have similar experience to share then hopefully they'll be along soon.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator