Quick update and sorry I’m using my phone so spelling maybe bad. Three months ago my wife’s CEA rose from 1.3 to 1.8. The CT scan showed a restriction of the right uereter most likely scarring from radiation. She also has a stint placed there from her resection surgery where they removed her eight external iliac nodes. One has cancer the rest clean. Fast forward to today CEA is up to 2.5. Onc says don’t worry kidney issues can elevate it. The CT from this week says this and I need help understanding how worried I should be.
At location of the urethras narrowing there is some ill- defined soft tissue attenuation along right pelvic sidewalk measuring 1.2-1.0 cm in axial dimensions. An enlarged lymph node could give this appearance. Ureteral stricture would be an additional consideration.
If it is rectal cancer in the node should it grow that fast from on scan three months ago to now? What the odds it scarring? Can the node be enlarged due to kidney issues?
My wife does over heal and has had some granulations removed from vaginal wall.
Not sure how to feel right now. Plan is to have small surgery in two weeks to look at ureter and possible stint after testing.