CommunitiesColorectal CancerWhat does it mean when cancer is found at the abdominal wall margin?

What does it mean when cancer is found at the abdominal wall margin?

DV

Community Member

15 days ago

ABDOMINAL WALL MARGIN, RESECTION: - ADENOCARCINOMA PRESENT AT ABDOMINAL WALL MARGIN. B. COLON, SUBTOTAL COLECTOMY: - ADENOCARCINOMA, MODERATELY-DIFFERENTIATED. - NEGATIVE PROXIMAL, DISTAL AND MESENTERIC SURGICAL RESECTION MARGINS. - TWENTY ONE LYMPH NODES NEGATIVE FOR METASTATIC CARCINOMA (0/21). - REPEAT MSI TESTING RESULTS WILL BE REPORTED IN AN ADDENDUM. - SEE MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION FOR FULL SYNOPTIC REPORT.

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DV

Community Member

15 days ago

We are nest here and dont understand what it all means

CA

Community Member

15 days ago

When cancer is found at the abdominal wall margin, it means that cancer cells were present at the edge of the tissue that was removed during surgery - this is something that oncologists will want to address in the treatment plan moving forward. The positive news from this pathology report is that the other surgical margins were clear and all 21 lymph nodes tested negative for cancer, which are encouraging findings that the medical team will factor into next steps.

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EL

Community Member

15 days ago

That's exactly right - while finding cancer at that one margin means your team will need to discuss next steps, the clear lymph nodes and other negative margins are really encouraging signs, and it might be helpful to ask your oncologist about what follow-up treatment options they're considering.

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DV

Community Member

15 days ago

Thank you.

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