Laser Assisted Pulmonary Metastasectomy (8 to 100 mets)

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zephyr
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Re: Laser Assisted Pulmonary Metastasectomy (8 to 100 mets)

Postby zephyr » Wed Jun 18, 2025 9:33 pm

You won't find it in the U.S. Many years ago, I vaguely recall there was a hospital in Toronto that was doing it or thinking of trying it, but I think they shut down the program. The benefit of going to Germany is that you're working with experienced surgeons who know their way around the technology because they've been doing it for a long time. Dr. Kerns operated with Dr. Rolles.
Nov-2009 Early stage CRC, routine colonoscopy
2010-2014 F/U colonoscopies, all clear
Jun-2016 CRC during F/U colonoscopy, surgery, Stage 4, KRAS, MSS
Aug-2016-May-2018 Folfox, 5FU, Folfiri & Avastin
Aug/Sep-2018 YAG laser surgeries (Germany), 11 nodules removed
Nov-2018 clean CT scan
Mar-2019 New lung nodules
Apr-2019 Dec-2020 Xeloda/Avastin, SBRT, cont. Xeloda/Avastin
Mar-2021 Forfiri/Avastin
Mar-2022 Ablation & Thoracotomy
Feb-2023 Folfiri & Avastin
Nov-2023 Xeloda & Avastin

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beach sunrise
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Re: Laser Assisted Pulmonary Metastasectomy (8 to 100 mets)

Postby beach sunrise » Wed Jun 18, 2025 9:50 pm

Pelk, send CD copy of scans and rad reports to address by fedex. He likes two or three previous ones to compare to most recent.
I do not know of an email. Include your contact email with scans.
8/19 RC CEA 82.6 T3N0M0
5FU/rad 6 wk
IVC 75g 1 1/2 wks before surgery. Continue 2x a week
Surg 1/20 -margins T4bN1a IIIC G2 MSI- 1/20 LN+ LVI+ PNI-
pre cea 24 post 5.9
FOLFOX
7 rds 6-10 CEA 11.4 No more
CEA
7/20 11.1 8.8
8/20 7.8
9/20 8.8, 9, 8.6
10/20 8.1
11/20 8s
12/20 8s-9s
ADAPT++++ chrono
CEA
10/23/22 26.x
12/23/22 22.x
2023
1/5 17.1
1/20 15.9
3/30 14.9
6/12 13.3
Nodule RML SUV 1.3 5mm
Rolles 3 of 4 lung nodules cancer
KRAS
Chem-sens test failed Not enough ca cells to test


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