the results
After the scan was over, Enrique got dressed and we met the radiologist to go over the results. Looking at the results of a CAT scan is actually pretty cool. The doctor zoomed from his thyroid to lungs and back again on a large computer screen.
He showed us that Enrique's lungs and organs are in good shape. But that his thyroid and the surrounding lymph nodes aren't. He said that based on what he was seeing there is a "60% chance" that it's cancer - papillary carcinoma.
Here is an article about it. It says the "overall cure rate [is] very high (near 100% for small lesions in young patients)"
We won't know for sure if it is cancer until we get the results of the biopsy in 7-10 days.
If it is cancer, this is one of the easiest types to treat and it looks like it is very early stage.
He showed us that Enrique's lungs and organs are in good shape. But that his thyroid and the surrounding lymph nodes aren't. He said that based on what he was seeing there is a "60% chance" that it's cancer - papillary carcinoma.
Here is an article about it. It says the "overall cure rate [is] very high (near 100% for small lesions in young patients)"
We won't know for sure if it is cancer until we get the results of the biopsy in 7-10 days.
If it is cancer, this is one of the easiest types to treat and it looks like it is very early stage.
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