SCC found in Small Intestine

Ed_PortOrange

The results of the tumor removed from my small intestine came back positive for Squamous CC. My doctor said he has never seen SCC to metriculate from throat to bowel? Has anyone heard of SCC in intestines? Next phase is to have a comparative PET/CT done this Friday, last one was 9/1/11 for reference. Will be traveling to Raleigh NC on the 26th to spend a week with grandkids and 2 of our children.

Hoping everyone has a healthy and joyous Christmas.

Ed & Gail

Skiffin16

Any chances of removing that section of the bowel?

Thoughts & Prayers,
John

sweetblood22

Wow
I've never heard of that. Hoping you enjoy the week with the grandkids. Will be thinking of you.

Ed_PortOrange

Skiffin16 said:

Any chances of removing that section of the bowel?

Thoughts & Prayers,
John

Clear margins
John,

Yes, they took 5 inches of small intestine and had clear margins. They also removed and biopsied 5 lymph nodes which were NED. Concern is how it grew to tumor size in the 2/3 months since the last scan. Head neck doc said it could have been sitting there dormant for years. Just one of those cancer cells we all have that opted to multiply.

Thanks for your thoughts,

Ed

Skiffin16

Ed_PortOrange said:

Clear margins
John,

Yes, they took 5 inches of small intestine and had clear margins. They also removed and biopsied 5 lymph nodes which were NED. Concern is how it grew to tumor size in the 2/3 months since the last scan. Head neck doc said it could have been sitting there dormant for years. Just one of those cancer cells we all have that opted to multiply.

Thanks for your thoughts,

Ed

PET
Cool, so hopefully they got everything...when do they plan on doing additional scans or are they planning any additional treatment?

I tend to feel that more than likely it isn't related to any H&N disease from before...of course I'm no MD.

SCC is a soft tissue cancer, so I presume, that having it appear internally is not that uncommon.

Hopefully it was just a freak and with the scans you routinely have it was pickied up.

On that same token, if it weren't for the scan regime you are on, it could have very well not been detected so early.

Best,
John

longtermsurvivor

Hi Ed
I'm sorry to hear of this result. This has to be an unusual presentation. There is a poster who has been down the road of distant metastesis management. She posts as robinleigh. You might PM her as she's been good about sharing their experience.

best to you

Pat

Pam M

Wow
That's some fast growth. Glad they could remove it with clean margins.
Hope you're having a great time with the kids/grandkids.