Re: Pet Scans
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Re: Pet Scans

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    • August 9, 2012 at 5:44 pm
    Janner
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    It depends on the size of the skin tag.  Pet scans aren't particularly good with lesions under 1cm.  They don't typically detect new primaries or anything like that.  You need something of significant size before the PET scan can detect increased metabolic activity.  I've had skin tags that haven't really had much blood supply in them – and unless the radioactive isotope can get into the area, nothing will show up on a PET.   If it hasn't changed in years, then I personally would go with the skin tag diagnosis.  I have a ton of the things – mostly on my abdomen.  I rarely give them a second thought.

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