chrissy63078 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Hi everyone. Some of you know my mom had VATS surgery on Thursday 10/5/06. She is doing very well and going home today. However I need your advise. For those of you who don't know her history she was diagnosed with Stage IV NSCLC. She just had a small tumor under her armpit (axillary lymph node) removed on 8/31/06 and she just had surgery on Thurday to remove the 2.0 cm tumor in her upper left lung lobe. The next day the Thorasic surgeon came to see my mom and he told us that he doesn't believe that the mass was cancerous and that it was scar tissue. He said they still have to wait for the pathology results, but that was his first thoughts. Now I don't know what to think of this. Has anyone else every had this happen???? The oncologist said not to draw any conclusions and to wait until the pathology results come in. Please send me your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 I can only tell you that this has happened to others here. They have gone in for surgery and found out it was not cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don M Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 I hope the pathology confirms what the surgeon said. I would wonder why the lymph node is malignant if the lung tumor turns out to be benign. Don M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissy63078 Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 I wonder this too. My moms whole senario was not typical of lung cancer in the begining. She does not have any regional involvement but they staged her with Stage IV because they said the Axillary lymph node was considerd metastatic. I'm wondering if she has another type of cancer and that they just assumed it was lung cancer because they thought she had cancer in her lung. I'm trying not to read too much into it just in case. Hopefully we get the pathology reports back soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welthy Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Chrissy, Tony's brother had 3 brain tumors when he was originally diagnosed and they were considered to be mets, but they never found the original cancer site. Later on tumors developed on the adrenals. Both places were classic lung cancer mets sites, but they never found any primary cancer in his lung. His cancer was called adenoma by the Docs, which I think means they don't know what the heck kind of cancer it was. It was and remains a mystery. Hopefully the labs come back great for your Mom and her issue is resolved quickly. I'm thinkin' that the news will be good! Very best of luck to you and your Mom, Welthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharonjo Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Chrissy, Hope the pathology comes back negative. Hang in there! God Bless, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze100 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Hi Chrissy, This is a real mystery. I will be very interested in hearing what comes back on the report. Hoping for a good pathology, Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchurchi Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Chrissy, In June of this year my husband had a new 3Cm Mass show up on his Lung CT scan. His Oncologist was "sure" his cancer was back and we went as far as discussing treatment options. Alan's dr scheduled a needle biopsy just to be sure. The Pathology report came back NEGATIVE. Mystery mass is still there, but has not grown according to Alan's most recent scan. I hope your Mom's path report also comes back NEGATIVE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trish2418 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Praying for a negative path report Trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissy63078 Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 Thanks you Everyone for your support and thoughts. Waiting for this Pathology report is really hard and all of you make it a lot more bearable. Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonni Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Hi Chrissy....I am taking this as a good sign but of course I could be wrong...Many many times the surgeon could tell immediately if it is cancer or not...He did with me anyway...So praying that it turns out to be benign....waiting is a tuffy for all of us...hugs...PamS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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