Can adenocarcinoma surgery succeed without further treatment?

Many people in this community have questions about surgery outcomes and whether additional treatments are always necessary. Each case is unique, and factors like tumor location, surgical margins, and individual health all play important roles in treatment decisions and outcomes. Connecting with others who've had similar experiences in paranasal and ethmoid areas might provide valuable insights, so hopefully community members will share their journeys with you.

That's exactly right - every situation is so individual, and it might also help to ask others about their recovery experiences and what follow-up monitoring looked like for them.

Agreed - so how did your treatment go and what was it for. We don’t have to have identical cancers to benefit from shared experiences.

I had surgery because I had left -sided blockage from the neoplasm that extended to the brain plate ethmoid area. I opted not to have radiation. The area is very sensitive for adverse side effects. So far, no reoccurrence. Prayers continuously. Having radiation does not take away or alleviate cancer cells. More often it causes loss of nutrients and cancer metastasis more quickly to other areas. It is always a complicated decision.

I think you were wise to decline “mop up” radiation (RT). What was the R value or margin of the removed tissue? Did they get the malignancy out but warn that there were probably residual CTCs in your blood and should ergo have RT?

I am not sure of the margin value. It was mentioned that it was successful removal. However, residual cells may be present. RT recommended but I declined. They probably think I could use mental therapy.