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Pain In Stomach. Diagnosed Stage 3 Colon Cancer. Suggested PET Scan For Clarity. Is Surgery Possible?
Hi, my mother is suffering from severe stomach ache which started three months ago, she is not able to eat any solid stuff, her condition is deteriorating day by day, after several tests doctors have diagnosed her with Stage 3 Colon Cancer though her Biopsy report is pending, doctor has asked me to go for PET Scan as well to get things more clear, I request you to please suggest me if surgery is possible in her case or chemotherapy is the only option left, or if both are required.
I have uploaded the CT scan, colonoscopy report, blood reports for your reference.
please suggest.
I have uploaded the CT scan, colonoscopy report, blood reports for your reference.
please suggest.
Thu, 22 Aug 2013
Hi welcome to health care magic forum.
Stage 3 means that tumor inffiltrated colon wall and surrounding lymph nodes - it means that surgical procedure is possible,but it can only remove macroscopically cancer and involved colon. it can also remove lymph nodes but it is not possible to be sure that cancer isnt spread already. so if ct and pe rdont show any metastases then surgery should be definitely done. chemo can be started after surgrey. buzt if there is evidence of cancer outside colon then the chemoth should be done first
Hope I have answered your query. Wish you good health. regards
Stage 3 means that tumor inffiltrated colon wall and surrounding lymph nodes - it means that surgical procedure is possible,but it can only remove macroscopically cancer and involved colon. it can also remove lymph nodes but it is not possible to be sure that cancer isnt spread already. so if ct and pe rdont show any metastases then surgery should be definitely done. chemo can be started after surgrey. buzt if there is evidence of cancer outside colon then the chemoth should be done first
Hope I have answered your query. Wish you good health. regards
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