
When a California woman with cervical cancer underwent a body image scan,
doctors noticed bright areas in her lymph nodes, suggesting her cancer had
spread. But it was only after surgery to treat the cancer that they
realized the real reason for those bright spots: her tattoos.
The 32-year-old woman with four children had recently been diagnosed with
cervical cancer. In November 2012, her doctors requested the imaging scan
to check to see if the cancer had spread (metastasized) to other parts of
her body.
"Findings of possible metastatic disease on PET scans can certainly change
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