Backround:
My wife (29) was diagnosed with Stage III back in 2013 when they found a 5mm Melanoma on her scalp which was resected. Then they found some on her arm and back and also took it out. All SLNB came back negative. After that she recieved two rounds of IPI 10mg/kg and stopped due to complications. Scans and bloodwork have been clear since then.
As this friday 31MAY2016: Receieved a call from her new primary care doctor due to a move. He called and explained that a sonogram she had a week prior showed two masses in her liver that were "highly suspicious for hepatic mets". This floored us and today we saw her new melanoma specialist which said she needed a new full body scan, brain MRI and liver biopsy. If it in fact shows melanoma she will begin Keytruda.
How effective is the sonogram when it says highly suspicious for hep mets? I guess what I mean is, should I be bracing for the biopsy to say it is in fact mets? I've included the verbiage from the radiologist report below. Thank you for your time.
Findings: The liver shows 2 rounded hypoechoic masses with central ring of
echogenicity (so-called "target" or "bull's-eye" appearance) in the left lobe. One is located in the anterior subcapsular aspect measuring 0.9 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm. The other is located in the mid lateral aspect of the left lobe measuring 0.9 x 1.1 x 0.8.cm. These are new since the prior CT scans and are highly suspicious for hepatic metastases.
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