Diagnosis of metastases abroad
Abroad, the diagnosis of metastases is carried out using modern and accurate methods.
- Multi-section computed tomography (MSCT).
- Ultrasound is the safest and fastest method of early diagnosis of metastases abroad. Ultrasound allows you to make a quick assessment of suspicious changes with great accuracy, but diagnosis requires the use of other imaging methods.
- MRI — currently, clinics abroad use the latest MRI models, including the 3.0 Tesla MRI, which generates a field twice as strong as the devices of the previous generation could, so they are often used to diagnose metastases abroad. MRI 3.0 provides clearer images in less time.
- Radiography — irradiation of a patient with a harmless dose of ionizing radiation allows to obtain an image of the tissues of the human body. Digital radiography is also available for the diagnosis of metastases abroad. The images obtained in this way are available in digital format. Digital X-rays require a lower radiation dose and are cheaper than traditional X-rays.
Positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) make it possible to distinguish benign from malignant tumors based on the image.
For PET-CT of the whole body, the patient is injected with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose. The tumor cells in the images look brighter due to faster absorption of the drug. The method allows you to detect a malignant tumor with a size of 4 mm.
PET-CT is a painless technique that allows detecting tumors at an asymptomatic stage and obtaining complete information about the prevalence of metastases in the body.
The final diagnosis is made on the basis of histological or cytological examination of the altered tissue taken by biopsy.
Treatment of metastases abroad
A person who chooses to treat metastases abroad gets access to specialists with extensive medical practice and to the safest and most effective treatment methods.
- Modern chemotherapy protocols. To avoid the growth of cells that are not sensitive to a particular drug, modern chemotherapy protocols combining different drugs are used in the treatment of metastases abroad. Chemotherapy can be an independent treatment method, or combined with surgery and radiation therapy.
- New methods of radiation therapy.Radiation therapy using ionizing radiation disrupts the DNA of cancer cells, preventing their further division.
- Radiosurgery is a method of radiation therapy that involves single irradiation of a tumor with a high dose of ionizing radiation. When treating metastases abroad, it is possible to direct radiation precisely to tumors, which reduces harm to healthy tissues.
- Targeted therapy. Targeted drugs block the growth of cancer cells. They deliver chemical and radioactive substances directly to specific molecules inside cancer cells. Targeted drugs have low toxicity, so they are often supplemented with chemotherapy and radiation therapy to reduce the burden on the body.
- When treating metastases abroad, specialists will select the optimal treatment regimen for each patient.
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