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Pneumonectomy (removal of lung)
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If a patient has had such a procedure for lung cancer, but then (8 years later) goes on to develop a second lung cancer in the remaining lung - what are the surgical options, if any?
Would it be possible to still proceed with a lobectomy (removal of just a lobe of that diseased lung). Or would the only forms of treatment be chemotherapy or radiotherapy?
Would it be possible to still proceed with a lobectomy (removal of just a lobe of that diseased lung). Or would the only forms of treatment be chemotherapy or radiotherapy?
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I think it very doubtful that surgery could be considered as an option in this instance salla. Without knowing anything else about the type of tumour and medical history of the patient, it might be that even radiotherapy would be ruled out, leaving chemotherapy as the only realistic treatment option.
Transplant is out of the question with a patient with malignant disease.
It doesn't matter which lung was removed at the last operation as bot lungs are equal in size..right lung has 3 lobes and the left lung 2 lobes.
Type of tumour is important....is it highly malignant or slow growing....well differentiated or poorly differentiated?
Where abouts in the remaining lung is it situated?
Further surgery IS possible, depending upon the answers to the above questions
It doesn't matter which lung was removed at the last operation as bot lungs are equal in size..right lung has 3 lobes and the left lung 2 lobes.
Type of tumour is important....is it highly malignant or slow growing....well differentiated or poorly differentiated?
Where abouts in the remaining lung is it situated?
Further surgery IS possible, depending upon the answers to the above questions
We won't know until Thursday at the earliest sqad. He's going for a bronchoscopy & then to hear the conclusion of the decision of the multi-disciplinary team.
I doubt the man involved, or his wife, will take it all in though, never mind understand much of it. I have encouraged my friend, their daughter, to go with them and report back what the consultant says - but he may just skip to the treatment options and skim through all the medical terminology & diagnosis.
I doubt the man involved, or his wife, will take it all in though, never mind understand much of it. I have encouraged my friend, their daughter, to go with them and report back what the consultant says - but he may just skip to the treatment options and skim through all the medical terminology & diagnosis.
Don't know that either sqad. Hasn't there been too much time passed (8 years) for it to be a recurrence of the initial cancer?
My suspicions are that it's a new primary or even a secondary from another site (they did an arterial biopsy the other week, which I thought was a bit weird, but I think the bloke has symptoms he is not sharing with his family). Plus he has also had abnormal renal results.
My suspicions are that it's a new primary or even a secondary from another site (they did an arterial biopsy the other week, which I thought was a bit weird, but I think the bloke has symptoms he is not sharing with his family). Plus he has also had abnormal renal results.
salla....too many unanswered questions.
salla..I read your post this morning to mrs sqad and she thought it was hilarious...........she then went on to say that she watched, last night, a recorded Surgical Spirit and dreamt about the ENT surgeon who was a pompous git. I had my own theatre garb and in her dream some junior surgeon put on MY gear and there was ructions in the theatre...LOL
salla..I read your post this morning to mrs sqad and she thought it was hilarious...........she then went on to say that she watched, last night, a recorded Surgical Spirit and dreamt about the ENT surgeon who was a pompous git. I had my own theatre garb and in her dream some junior surgeon put on MY gear and there was ructions in the theatre...LOL
Ha! - I thought you'd gone out for the day. And I saw you slavering all over Nurse Gladys earlier.... :-)
Which two mates would they be then? The ones you would get me to meet up with in the back seat of a car, with you driving?
Make one of then Johnny Depp and the other Clive Owen, and you're on.....
Which two mates would they be then? The ones you would get me to meet up with in the back seat of a car, with you driving?
Make one of then Johnny Depp and the other Clive Owen, and you're on.....
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