Omentum?

[JennyB]

My dad was diagnosed with Stage 2 PC in April 0f 2011. He had surgury (not the whipple but one that is a mirror image of the whipple) and seems to have been doing OK, with a couple of hiccups along the way. Today we learned through his C-19 test and a scan that they think it has spread to his omentum. I haven't heard of the omentum as a potential mets spot. Is anyone experienced with this?

He also got his tumor tested for genetic markers and they are starting him on a hormone therapy today which he is supposed to respond to. Does anyone have experience witht his as well?

Thanks so much in advance.

[Kermica]

Hi Jenny. I am confident that others will chime in with information about the hormonal therapy. From what I can see, mets to the omentum are pretty common fo PC and a number of other cancers. i am not at all sure what the significance of this is but that is what the source material has to say.

Good luck to your husband in his treatments.

Good health,

kermica

[lalle09]

Hi Jenny,

My dad passed 3/26/2012, Lung Cancer. The largest mass the doctors found was in my dad's omentum. That's the area they biopsied too (during Gallbladder surgery). I'm not sure how common it is for Lung cancer to Met to the omentum, but it did happen with my dad. Laura

[marykins]

Jenny, hubby diagnosed July 2011 with stage IV PC had mets to the omentum, which the oncologist said was not that uncommon. Please explain - generic markers? Hubby's CA-19 has never been higher than 37 so they tried using CA125. We have been told that in some patients there is not a CA marker that can be used and hubby appears to be one that is in the category.