Metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary

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438514 tn?1305734140 metastatic carcinoma consistent with squamous cell type. Small bowel (a) and Small bowel mesentery (b) Part a - the specimen consists of pieces of a poorly differentiated tumor composed of medium-sized to large malignant cells demonstrating eosinophilic cytoplasm, pleomorphic nuclei, prominent nucleoli, frequent mitotic activity, and a suggestion of some intercellular bridges focally.
Avatar f tn Now I have a small lump between the base of my skull and neck. I was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the larynx and am worried about metastatic recurrence moving to my lymph nodes. Should I get a needle biopsy or excision? If it is Squamous Cell returning, I am worried that excision might spread it.
Avatar f tn I have a friend who was diagnosed with stage 3 primary peritoneal cancer a month before I was dx with early stage ovarian cancer. It is two and half years out at this point and she is in remission. She has had lots of chemo. Everyone is different. You can google ovarian cancer survival statistics and get some numbers, but, I truly believe you can't look at that alone. Best wishes for beating all stats!
Avatar n tn I am a 40yo male with a history of tobacco and alcohol use, diagnosed about 18 months ago with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, left tonsil primary. Post primary site excision pathology was positive for HPV, though the strain escapes me at the moment. (7? 11? 13?). Therapy consisted of Cisplatinum x 2 (400? mg? g?) and IMRT at whatever the standard model was at that point.
Avatar f tn The survival rate depends on what specific treatment was used in the clinical trial, and what organ the squamous cell carcinoma originated from (e.g. lung, head and neck, skin, unknown primary site, etc.). I can answer your question better if you can give me more details regarding the patient being treated (age, sex, etc.), the type of cancer being treated (lung, head and neck, etc.), and the treatment being given. Hope to hear from you soon.
Avatar n tn The next thing to do is to look for the organ from where that squamous cell carcinoma might have originated. Primary liver cancers usually present with a histology of adenocarcinoma (not squamous cell carcinoma), so your mom's liver mass must have come from somewhere else. The most likely candidates would be the lungs, the head and neck area, and the uterine cervix. It's important to first determine the organ of origin so that treatment will be more focused.
Avatar m tn In the cases involving almost normal livers, any liver cancer will almost always be metastatic, not primary. The best liver tumor imaging technology will be MRI with dynamic contrast enhancement. And primary liver cancer, HCC, will likely show an elevation of blood serum AFP - Interhepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (really bile duct cancer), ICC, will likely show an elevation of blood serum CA19-9 and CEA.
Avatar f tn Most of the answers you seek must come from your Oncologist. Cancer is Cancer and it is all serious. Since this was termed "metastatic" then it has come from a primary cancer in another location such as the breast. The only thing I can offer regarding treatment is that since the tumor is ER/PR and Her2 positive; there will be some hormonal therapy as well as Herceptin after the primary treatment (?? Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy).
Avatar m tn In January 2008, I was diagnosed with a primary lung carcinoma. In February 2008, I underwent surgery (Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery) and they removed an adenocarcinoma 1.8 x 1.6 cm. I took a CT Chest Scan (3) three months postoperative and nothing showed up. I took a CT Chest Scan (6) six month postoperative and a NEW right adrenal mass - 3.2 x 2.0 - appeared that is being described as "suspicious for metastatic disease". This is a rare cancer especially in metastatic form.
735676 tn?1257572226 He called a pathologist in right away and he said it was cancerous and to take it out. They then took out my entire thyroid along with 21 other lymph nodes from a central neck compartment disection. I received the path report on Monday and here is what it says: "Cancer Case Summary Protocol: THYROID: Resection MACROSCOPIC: Specimin Type: Total Thyroidectomy Tumor Site: Right lobe, left lobe, and isthmus Tumor Focality: Multifocal. Tumor Size: Largest nodule is 1.4 cm.
Avatar n tn Going by the case history, I think that perhaps pleural cancer has resulted as a result of metastasis from the bladder cancer or from colon cancer. Metastasis means the spread of cancer. Cancer cells can break away from a primary tumor and enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system. That is how cancer cells spread to other parts of the body. Metastatic cancers may be found before or at the same time as the primary tumor, or months or years later.
Avatar n tn Hi. It would be hard for me to say what those lumps are without actually having seen them, but from your description, they don't seem to me to be bone cancer, whether primary or metastatic. Metastatic bone cancer usually doesn't present as protruding lumps. They're usually seen on x-ray or bone scan as areas of thinned out bone. Primary bone cancer, on the other hand, would have grown considerably over a couple of years and not remain the same size.
Avatar m tn A second opinion is probably a good idea, to have the pathology done by a cancer center with experience with ovarian cancer and reviewed by their Gyn-Onc.
Avatar n tn Because it is so rare, a tried-and-true course of action for metaplastic breast cancer is not readily available. Still, as with all cancer, treatment is at first guided by: •the size and location of the tumor •whether the cancer has spread •the patient's overall health, age, etc. With these questions in mind, the first step is usually surgery to remove the visible tumor.
Avatar f tn There are two different *types* of liver cancer. Primary Liver Cancer, and Metastatic Liver Cancer. Primary liver cancer is less common than metastatic, and what it sounds like is that your father's doctors are saying they suspect the tumor in the liver is Metastatic, meaning it got there because of a cancer elsewhere in the body.
Avatar f tn The only thing atypical with what you wrote down is the absence of liver disease. Most cases of colon cancer have spread to the liver before there is any involvement of the lung. Of course the alternative scenario is that there is a separate lung cancer. However, the description sounds more like a metastatic pattern rather than a primary lung cancer.
789963 tn?1236739354 I am not a doctor and I could be very wrong in my interpretation. When I read that "the liver is enlarged and mostly replaced with cystic masses most consistent with diffuse hepatic metastatic disease" I understood it to be referring to the possibility of cancer. I believe that "metastatic" suggests that, if there is cancer in his liver, it is not primary liver cancer. That means the cancer stared somewhere else and spread to his liver.
Avatar f tn The same thing happened to my mom - she had a kidney removed due to RCC at age 48 and the doctors said she was in the clear. A year later, at her annual follow up appointment, it was discovered that she had cancer in the remaining kidney as well. She was also diagnosed as having pancreatic cancer at that point (a misdiagnosis) - and no chemo was given. I was living abroad at the time and don't know all of the details of this....
Avatar n tn Hi. Primary bone cancer (osteosarcoma) is usually found in the long bones of the limbs, not the ribs. It is also more prevalent in younger age groups. However, there are certain types of malignancy which can have metastatic spread to the bone. These include multiple myeloma, prostate and lung cancer. A bone scan can help differentiate if that spot is likely caused by metastatic spread or some other benign condition.
Avatar m tn That one came back saying I did not have the PAVM but back to the metastatic cancer. I have 9 nodules total most irregular, lobuated and with pleural tags. I see the Pulmonologist in 3 days. I have never smoked and I am 54 years old and very active. This is really scary. This discussion is related to <a href="/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/chest-x-ray-shows-nodular-densities-after-chest/show/284313">chest x-ray shows nodular densities after chest</a>.
Avatar f tn Lung cancer has a propensity for spreading to either the liver, adrenals, bone and brain, and it seems that the tumors found in your liver and adrenals are metastatic lesions as well. Unfortunately, lung cancer is one of the cancers with a propensity for spreading in a short period of time. Please feel free to update us on any additional developments.
Avatar n tn Does you mother have hepatitis C? You mention a number of diseases and conditions (kidney failure, bacterial infection, drug-induced hepatitis and secondary cancer) but nothing about hepatitis C? Since you are aware of her cancer diagnosis I hope none of this comes as a shock. "Multiple solid nodules in the liver suspicious for metastatic disease." This means the "multiple solid nodules" may have spread from different parts of the body into the liver.
Avatar f tn The soft tissue mass at the superior aspect of the LEFT hilum involving the LEFT upper lobe shows abnormal FDG uptake consistent with malignancy. This may represent a primary lung carcinoma. Considering the patient's history of colon carcinoma, metastatic disease is not entirely excluded. Adenopathy in the aortopulmonic window and LEFT hilum also shows increased activity and is most likely metastatic adenopathy.
Avatar m tn Doctors have been finding people with Occult in a wide range of organs, with aggressive damage taking place. Occult is NOT the same as persistent HCV, or any of the controversial stuff you may vent about. Occult is treated with SOC in most cases, and if you let it go it WILL kill you just like chronic serum positive HCV. Get your facts straight before you shoot arrows.
Avatar m tn My Dad has had previous bouts with cancer, most recently the right kidney was removed. Seems the disease runs in the family. We just received the PET scan report on my Dad and would like some clarity on the Impression. 1. There is skeletal metastatic disease to the right frontal bone and right iliac bone. 2. Right parotid mass, most likely an intraparotid lymp node with mild suspicious hypermetabolism, therefor favoring a metastic lymph node vs primary tumor. 3.