Laura Ann Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Hi, I have noticed on some posts that a patient indicates "no distant metastisis". Can anyone explain what the location of the metasis indicates. Thanks, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen335 Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Laura, I think it means, no mets to the brain, liver, adrenals and etc.. I am sure someone will come on here and have an answer for you... God Bless and prayers, Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBennett Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Most likely someone who has written it in their med bio will chime in but in the meantime. In my search to understand how staging is set I read that the distance of the metastasis is a criteria for such.. I think it is nothing more than the distance and that would be a relative thing. Since I’m here, I also read that the further from the primary the more negative the staging. No distant mets would be a good thing, if. Bo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Yes as Karen said, it means no mets outside of one lobe. So any metastasis outside of one lobe (to another lobe in the lung, or brain, liver, bone, adrenal) means there is distant metastasis I actually thought that is was still M0 if in another lobe on the same side until I looked it up again. I thought surgery could be done in this case, but I guess I am wrong. Learn something new every day If you look at TNM staging. T is for tumor size N is for lymph node involvement M is for distant metastasis M0 - no distant metastasis M1 - Distant metastasis http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic406.htm BAC is a cancer that sometimes stays in the lungs. If you have metastasis to another lobe without lymph node involvement "Skip metastaisi" then it may be BAC and that means Iressa or Tarceva/Herceptin may work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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