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Esophageal Cancer
Archives for February 2015
Discussion List
breathless on speaking after chest tube drain pull out
Has anyone experienced symptoms of breathless on speaking after surgery
Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma
I just got my results today for the biopsy of my throat mass. They said it is invasive squamous cell carcinoma. The needle biopsies they did on my lymphnodes in my neck were inconclusive. The one lymphnode is so large that it is over 1/2 dead due to not getting enough blood supply. They scheduled me for a PET/CT scan on…
My Dad - Stage IV EC with mets to Lungs, Stomach & Liver
Hello, My dad was recently diagnosed with Stage IV EC with mets to Lungs, Stomach & Liver. In both lungs there are multiple tumors. The tumor in the lower third of his esophagus is huge (engulfs the entire diameter of esophagus, with a hole about 1/4in for food/water to pass through), and he can no longer eat solids, and…
surgical pathology report
What is tumor grading regression on surgical pathology report and it's significance related to prognosis of esophageal cancer.
Esophageal cancer now in the lining of the lung
my dad was diagnosed last January with stage 3 esophageal adinocarcinoma. Started chemo and then radiation...could not eat anything so they put in a peg tube. (Went to the ER twice with problems with this and they sent him home saying nothing was wrong). (They said the cause of his initial cancer was Barrett's esophageous…
Private Message Spam
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what to expect?
Friday s pet scan showed much more than we wanted! This was eyeballed by the Dr so we weren't left hanging over the weekend. Here's what we found out. Spot on lung, spot right under the sternum, one lower by the scar from the surgery. Dr. Said in layman's terms, stage 4 metastatic disease, incurable, need port to start…
2 1/2 months post op
My dad is now 2 1/2 months post op Ivor Lewis surgery. He is still having problems eating and is still losing weight. He had a stretch done about 2 weeks ago, which did help for a week or so however the esopagus has narrowed again. They will be doing another stretch on Feb 24. Is this common for the throat to narrow and if…
Neuroendocrine EC
Hello Everyone, I am new to this board. Just found this site as I have been on another for several months. I am 8 months post-surgery for a neuroendocrine tumor that was found in my lower esophagus near the junction with the stomach. I was diagnosed on April 25, 2013 and was told that I needed surgery as soon as possible.…