Yesterday was a consultation with a thoracic surgeon. We saw the images from the pet scan on the computer screen of the affected lymph nodes. I was somewhat surprised. I was under the impression that three maybe four nodes were involved. That is the surprise. There are three maybe four groups of nodes involved with four or five nodes per group.
The reason my oncologist wants a biopsy is to find out what gene type my cancer is. Apparently there are three known gene types of colon cancer and they can give type specific chemo. However my oncologist is going to see if this information is available from my previous biopsy tissue. Kaiser keeps tissue from biopsy's and surgery's just for this purpose. If it is I won't get a biopsy, if not the Doc will take a biopsy from an involved node in my neck above my collor bone.
So, for now we are on hold, untill Doc comes up with a treatment plan.
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