2 year mri ...whats this mean??

[cin605]

Just got report from 2 year mri.......stable appearence of mild expansion of inner ear canal.....there is an enhancement inright IAC and right cerebelellar pontine angle cistern stable in its distribution and extent o prior examnaton of 6/15/09.
Any one kno...is this normal post op mri

[LisaP]

Hi,

It sounds like a Doctor did not read the results to you.  Please call your doctor to get a straight answer, only he or she can tell you.  I hope it is good news, my next MRI is in Oct in Boston and I need to have good news with no growth.  The same thing happened to me with my first MRI, the tech gave me the report and I took it home and tried to read the results, it was hard and very stressful.

Good luck

Best Wishes,

LisaP

[Jim Scott]

Cindy ~

I'm not a doctor and can't offer you a definitive analysis of your MRI scan report but I suspect that it means the remaining tumor is 'stable', meaning no growth.  I strongly suggest that you contact your doctor for a more authoritative and comprehensive explanation. 

Jim

[cin605]

The thing that baffles me is they said there was no remaining tumor,and a teeny tiny spot of scar tissue ..then i got this report in the mail.

[pjb]

I too have the same problem you have but this was after my 1 yr. MRI .. I was advised that my tumor was completely gone now to make a long story short I found out by accident that they knew that there was some residual at my 3 month MRI and now of course the 1 yr.  When I approached both surgeons they are stating that it is stable, if there is no blood supply to it it will die, or if it grows they will zap it with radiation   I am still in shock and now just waiting for October for another MRI to see if it has grown and decide what to do from there..

So sorry that you are going through this too if you would like to PM me please do...

Best Wishes,

Pat