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12/16 MRI Results

They did an MRI after the PET scan last week because they saw some potential new activity in the parietal lobe. My oncologist said based on the MRI:
  • The activity they thought they saw in the PET scan in the parietal lobe was 'nothing'. One area in my left parietal lobe was treated with radiation on 11/10.
  • The craniotomy tumor bed had some enhancement (i.e., growth). She's not sure about that, it may be nothing. But she's forwarding to the neurosurgeon for his opinion. So I'm waiting to hear what he thinks. That area was treated by radiation on 11/9.
  • No mention of any other areas (by my oncologist at least). The radiology report from an MRI on 10/26 had mentioned possible activity in the temporal lobe.
The video below shows the 1000th CyberKnife patient at Beth Israel Deaconess, talking about being treated for brain metastases of melanoma.

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