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Brain mets detected on PET/CT ?
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Brain mets detected on PET/CT ?

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    • January 2, 2019 at 12:27 pm
    Tracyyy
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      I know that MRI is better for what is going on in the brain, but is there anyone whose brain mets have been detected after a PET/CT scan? I am worried because had a clear PET/CT 1 month ago and lately been having headache which goes away with Tylenol, then comes up again. Brain MRI scheduled for next week. Have been on Keytruda for a year. Thanks and Happy New Year, may it bring more NED results!

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        • January 2, 2019 at 12:29 pm
        Tracyyy
        Participant

          Sorry, forget to mention that my mother is a patient, but here I am asking for a friend of mine who is also a patient.

          • January 2, 2019 at 2:00 pm
          marta010
          Participant

            Hi Tracy – my husband's neuro uses the MRI as the preferred diagnostic test but has gone back and looked at PET/CT scans to corroborate the MRI findings.  Headaches can be caused by low adrenal function which is a known side effect of Keytruda – have you had your cortisol levels checked?

            Ann

            • January 3, 2019 at 3:32 am
            lkb
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              Tracyyy, I recently had a PETCT and MRI on the same day. The PETCT report did not mention the small lesion in my brain, but the MRI report did. I asked for the MRI because they were "watching" a spot; I was asymptomatic. 

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