Endoscopic ultrasound

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mcac15
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Endoscopic ultrasound

Postby mcac15 » Tue Jun 12, 2018 6:15 pm

Anyone have an Endoscopic ultrasound (ultrasound probe attached to colonoscopy) with Fine needle biopsy? My cecal mass is submucosal and “probably” benign. Hoping this ultrasound might help me avoid a right hemicolectomy.

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Re: Endoscopic ultrasound

Postby hawkowl » Wed Jun 13, 2018 1:11 am

Yes I had several. They can learn a lot about a lesion this way
Dx 12/2014 T3N2MX (distant LPLN) low rectal
12/2014-4/2015: FOLFOX (8 cycles)
4/2015-6/2015: 28 cycles of chemoradiation with xeloda, SBRT
8/2015: Robotic APR with iliac node dissection; path showed ypT0,ypN0 (complete pathological response).
11/2015 scans clear, CEA 2.1
11/2015 parastomal hernia repair
3/2016 CEA 1.7, scans stable...
6/2020 5 years of normal CEA and stable scans
Now dealing with pyoderma gangrenosum.
Totally disabled due to oxaliplatin induced neuropathy and dysautonomia

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susie0915
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Re: Endoscopic ultrasound

Postby susie0915 » Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:27 am

Yes I had an endoscopic ultrasound for staging when I was originally diagnosed. The doctor can see how deep the tumor is as well as any lymph nodes that may be affected.
58 yrs old Dx @ 55
5/15 DX T3N0MO
6/15 5 wks chemo/rad
7/15 sigmoidoscopy/only scar tissue left
8/15 PET scan NED
9/15 LAR
0/24 nodes
10/15 blockage. surgery,early ileo rev, c-diff inf :(
12/15 6 rds of xelox
5/16 CT lung scarring/inflammation
9/16 clear colonoscopy
4/17 C 4mm lung nod
10/17 pel/abd CT NED
11/17 CEA<.5
1/18 CT/Lung no change in 4mm nodule
5/18 CEA<.5, CT pel/abd/lung NED
11/18 CEA .6
5/19 CT NED, CEA <.5
10/19 Clear colonscopy
11/19 CEA <.5


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