Metastatic for 7 years?

Hi, So I understand it is that SUV values in PET helps the radiologist interpret what he sees to support the suggestion of malignancy. So that is why it is stated as such in report. These are standard guidelines in radiology,I'm sure there is always room for error though. Of course there is nothing like biopsy confirmation. ....Here is what i found for guidelines:

Typically, a standardized uptake value (SUV), a quantity that incorporates the patient's size and the injected dose, that is more than 2.0 is considered to be suggestive of malignancy, whereas lesions with SUVs less than this value are considered to be benign.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2563015/#:~:text=%E2%89%A4%201.0%20cm).-,Introduction,the%20evaluation%20of%20pulmonary%20nodules.&text=An%20SUV%20cutoff%20of%202.5%20or%20greater%20has%20been%20traditionally,influence%20the%20calculation%20of%20SUV.

Introduction. Metabolic imaging with ¹⁸F-FDG PET is a well-established indication for the evaluation of pulmonary nodules. ... An SUV cutoff of 2.5 or greater has been traditionally associated with malignant pulmonary nodules [1]. However, (2) has previously reported many factors that influence the calculation of SUV.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989969/

Best of luck to you, remain hopeful. Prayers and hugs.

Hi,

The title of your thread asks a question. Did you mean is it possible to be metastatic for 7 years