What does a biopsy report stating "ulcerated moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma in ascending colon" mean?

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Colonoscopy revealed small sessile polyps in the transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon, which were removed by hot snaring polypectomy. Biopsy was done for ulcerative growth at the proximal ascending colon, which came in HPE (Holoprosencephaly) diagnosis as neoplastic glands with cellular and nuclear polymorphism present, mitosis present, and the tumor moderately differentiated. In the polyp, there are no malignant cells present.

Diagnosis based on the HPE report is moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma in the proximal ascending colon. It means there is cancer in the proximal part of the ascending colon based on the HPE report. In such a scenario, cancer is located in the cecum and ascending colon, and the procedure of choice is right hemicolectomy. CBC (complete blood count) report is suggestive of very low Hb (hemoglobin), meaning she is very anemic. In the echocardiography report, there is mild mitral valve thickening, which may be due to old-age calcification of the mitral valve. A right hemicolectomy would remove her tumor completely, and I hope there is no metastasis present. The surgery would require three units of PRBC (packed red blood cell) transfusion before surgery and cardiac clearance in view of mitral valve thickening, along with a routine workup.

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Before the surgery is planned for her, CECT (contrast-enhanced computed tomography) whole abdomen and chest would be done to know any metastasis in the body. The most common location is the lung and liver. Your treating doctor can also recommend a PET (positron emission tomography) scan instead of a CT (computed tomography) scan to locate the metastasis in the body. If the tumor is confined to the proximal ascending colon in location, then right hemicolectomy would be the surgery of choice, and it would be curative surgery. After the surgery, the resected specimen would be sent for HPE for the location of cancer cells in the locoregional lymph nodes. The presence of cancer cells in the lymph nodes would change the staging of the tumor, and then only chemotherapy would be advised after the surgery. If there is no positive finding in the PET scan or negative HPE lymph node status, then chemotherapy would not be required. She can eat a normal daily diet. After surgery, your treating doctor would ask for a follow-up surveillance examination to know about any recurrence of the tumor.

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You are welcome. I hope she is fine now.

I always try my best to explain and solve the query of the patient in the language they understand. Anyways, right hemicolectomy was done by your treating surgeon? What was the HPE report of the resected specimen? Was there a need for chemotherapy post-surgery?

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That is very great news to hear about her health. I wish her good health. Do remain in follow-up with your treating surgeon.

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