Suggest Treatment For Colorectal Cancer

Posted on Mon, 27 Mar 2017

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Question : My husband has colorectal cancer. His biopsy report says he has an adenocarcinoma with high grade dysplasia. It does not say anything about differentiation. Does high grade dysplasia mean that he has a high grade tumor, aka poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Colon cancer

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking

Tumor Grade helps to understand how aggressive or malignant a cancer is.

High grade dysplasia means the high risk for developing cancer..

High grade dysplasia doesn't mean high grade cancer.Hope this helps you.If you have additional questions please don't hesitate to asking us.Regards

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