After some long delays, my mom had the second CT scan which still showed a 2 cm nodule and has now had a pet scan which did light up. The surgeon (The one who did my second surgery when the eight nodules were removed from the right lung) is fairly certain it is BAC but since my mom is a smoker, he is hesitant to do an open lung biopsy. He has requested that she go to Cornell for a needle biopsy.
Please share any experiences regarding needle biopsies with me. Also if anyone has any experiences with Cornell, I would apprecieate it. It is almost unbelievable. first, I had melanoma, then she had melanoma. Next, I had lung cancer, now she is being investigated for the same rare form of lung cancer.
I am having a rough time with this. She has a 2 cm nodule. I think she has a decent shot of beating this. She is very young - 62 - and energetic and beautiful. I am hoping the biopsy goes well for her. Has anyone had a needle biopsy who is willing to give me all the details. I had multifocal disease and we went straight for the open lung biopsies in my case.
Thanks