Bone Scan - Preliminary Findings

Received a call from my primary care physician today who reviewed the results of my bone scan with me.

They are as follows:

The bone scan I had on December 23 revealed an abnormality on the 10th rib on the right side of my body. The radiologist referred to this finding as "non-specific," although the belief is that this abnormality is a sclerotic, or bone lesion, which is likely a manifestation of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). In fact, these sclerotics, or bone lesions, are one of the clinical features used in the diagnosis of TSC.

Interestingly, there was no corresponding abnormality on the CT scan I had in early December. In other words, while the bone scan picked up this bone lesion, the CT scan did not.

My primary care physician stated that the scan showed nothing alarming, but advised me to discuss the scan at greater length with Dr. Zu, my oncologist, when I see him on January 12. I will know more details next week.