Q. How to treat stomach malignancy in a person with diabetes?
Hello doctor,
I am a 58-year-old and weigh about 85 kg. I am insulin dependent diabetic patient. I have been diabetic for the last 20 years and insulin-dependent for the last ten years. I take 1000 mg of Metformin after breakfast, and I take Linagliptin 5 mg at dinner. In the morning, I take a tablet of Trinexovas 20, Rosuvastatin 10 mg, Fenofibrate 145, and at night Asprin 75. As my mind wanders a lot at night, I take 0.25 mg Trika as self-medication and 30 IU Glulisine, and Glargine each morning and night with occasional shots of Glulisine whenever I physiologically feel that my sugar count is high of late. I have many indigestion problems, so I was given some prebiotics and probiotics. It gave some relief, though, but it started again after it was stopped subsequently. I have prescribed Domperidone as and when required, but it has become a regular affair with Aciloc 300 mg, and PAN D added to it as self-medication.
Today I had many problems with my stomach due to gas and indigestion. I also felt that I was either unable to pass the urine or urine was not getting generated, and I was worried about my kidney because I am an alcoholic on weekends. I drink six pegs of vodka with soda and water. I went to my company pathologist to get my blood tested, and the reading given is: HbA1c =7.5 %, random sugar = 175 mg/dl, SGOT 49 U/L, SGPT 37 U/L, total bilirubin 0.71 mg/dL, direct bilirubin 0.38 mg/dL, blood urea 21 mg/dL, and serum creatine 1.1 mg/dL. Being a scientist by profession, I have a steady sitting job and carry work home. I am a workaholic as an alcoholic and do not do any exercise too. I got my endoscopy done, and the doctor diagnosed malignant growth in the stomach. The biopsy result is still awaited. Please guide me on the next course of action. I want to get myself mentally prepared.
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I have seen your endoscopy report (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity), and based on that, it is cancer of the distal part of the stomach (food storage organ). A biopsy is needed just for confirmation. Further, you must undergo a PET (positron emission tomography) scan after the biopsy report. If a PET scan is suggestive of non-metastatic disease (not spread to other sites), then staging laparoscopy to see inside the abdomen by scope with a small hole is advisable. Make sure it is non-metastatic because, in 15% of cases, even PET scans can miss metastasis. After that, chemotherapy is advisable to reduce the disease burden. Based on the evidence, four-cycle of chemotherapy followed by surgery (distal radical gastrectomy) and four cycles of chemotherapy should be given complete the full treatment. This is the whole process. I suggest you accept the thing as soon as possible and start the treatment. If it is non-metastatic, then a cure is possible. I hope this will help you.
Thank you.
Hello doctor,
Is this attributable to alcoholism or smoking?
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Yes, both smoking and alcohol are risk factors for carcinoma of the stomach.
Thank you.
Hello doctor,
I got my PET scan done yesterday but strangely they said the report will take two days so I have not received the report yet. Meanwhile please guide me on whether the tumor seen in the endoscopy can be removed through laparoscopic surgery or open.
Hello doctor,
Please review my biopsy report.
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I have seen the biopsy report (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) and as expected based on the endoscopy report it is adenocarcinoma. Further workup and treatment will remain the same as explained previously. Please do share the PET and CT reports.
Hello doctor,
The PET scan report is attached here.
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I have seen your PET scan film and report. I am sorry to say this but the disease is already spread to the liver and another part of the abdomen. In this case, surgery is not an option. Only chemotherapy is the option for further treatment. Chemotherapy will reduce the disease burden but will not cure it. You have to visit a medical oncologist to start chemotherapy.
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