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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:55 pm    Post subject: post-TEM, pre-treatment for rectal cancer Reply with quote
I am a 70 year old woman in excellent health who plays tennis regularly and is married to a retired oncologist .

On sept 20,2005 I had a colonoscopy and a large polyp was found and removed.It looked benign.

6 days later we got the report that the entire polyp was a cancerous tumor right down to the stem where it was attached to the colon wall.

I then had a PET scan and a CT scan to determine if cancer had spread.No cancer cells were found in any organs in any part of my body.

A spot in my lung was too large not to have picked up dye if it was cancerous. They say it is a granuloma;My husband is still worried about it.

No positive nodes were found outside of the colon.

On Oct 13th I had TEM (transanal endoscopic microsurgery). There is no incision made thru the stomach. Everything is done microscopically with an instrument that goes thru the anus.

The procedure scooped 4 inches out of the colon and the biopsy results showed 2 of 21 lymph nodes to be positive. This means i will need treatment.

Does this history sound familiar to anyone?
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