Author: Kas (---.cpe.net.cable.roger)
Date: 07-13-06 12:37
My 24 year old niece in Australia was diagnosed with colon cancer last week. She has celiac disease, but following a strict diet, it was no problem. Nine months after the celiac dx, she started losing weight, was very tired and then passed blood in her stool. A colonoscopy revealed a bleeding tumor, which had already penetrated the bowel wall and attached to pelvic tissue. She had a massive 7 hour surgery done this week, and now the surgeon is saying that the pelvic sample looks like 'something he has not seen before". One swollen lymph node was also removed and has been sent to pathology, too,
Now, no - one in our family has ever had cancer, although both parents on her father's side succumbed to it. My sister forgot to mention to the surgeon that I have sarcoidosis when a history was taken, as they were in such a state over the cancer dx , as you can imagine.
My question is whether this pelvic tissue sample could be sarcoid ( and will they know how to look for it?) and does sarcoid co -exist with colon cancer?
I lost my spleen three years back because the docs at the Cleveland Clinic were pretty sure I had lymphoma, and they were wrong.
I have never heard of colon sarc, and wonder if it can present in the same manner as cancer, although I presume that the biopsy of the tumor must have been conclusive.
I told my sister that I would be asking you, as I consider you to be the most knowledgable folk about matters sarcoid.
Dx sarc 2003 by splenectomy. Also in lungs, chest lymph nodes, raised liver enzymes ( intermittent), leg muscle pain and sometime ankle swelling/burning. Well with high energy levels and normal PFT's Able to exercise and work at this point.
Pre MP.
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