Can someone help me out with this- my
mother who was a healthy 73 year had a
colonoscopy today and they found a tumor
in the colon. I was not there with her so
I did not get to speak with the Dr. He
told her not to worry and made an
appointment for her with a surgeon to
discuss the removal. I am very upset about
this. Why was the Dr unable to take a
biopsy during the colonoscopy? She has
been losing weight from not eating
recently and has been very anemic. Does
anyone know the differences in tumors? I
am not sure of the location of the tumor.
Thanks for anything on this-
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MandMs
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Hi and welcome to ehealthforum! Posted: 04-29-08 05:16am
Colon cancer can grow for years before
causing any symptoms.
Unexplained weight loss can be a sign that
a tumor is releasing chemicals that are
increasing body's metabolism. Also, a
tumor that grows toward the end of the
colon or in the rectum may cause a sense
of fullness. This is because your body
senses that there's something else hanging
around by its exit.
An iron-deficiency anemia is a very
natural result of a tumor on the right
side of the colon (the right colon is
ideal for tumor growth because it is more
spacious and gives place for the tumor to
grow and bleed. The bleeding is invisible
for many months and even years). If it is
growing on the left colon, fresh blood,
which is bright red in color is usually
seen. Losing blood results in anemia and
anemic symptoms.
What kind of complains your mother has?
What made her ask for medical attention?
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debwalk
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Thank you so much for the response! I
never thought about something at the end
of the colon sensing fullness in the body.
This would explain why my mother never
eats everything on her plate, she fills
right away. Since my posting we found out
that the test came back as a "mass" not
tumor as initially thought and there was a
biopsy taken during the colonsocopy. Do
you know much about "inflamatory mass of
the cecum"? I was wondering if its
possible because the Dr showed us on a
chart that this mass is exactly on the
cecum. I didn't realize the right colon
was more spacious for growth giving room
for bleeding. My mother is VERY anemic and
very pale, she was lightheaded and dizzy.
She also had a high fever 102 but Tylenol
fixed that . She has no appetite and has
lost 9 pounds over 6 weeks. Can you tell
me if any of this will effect your brain?
The blood loss? She is not herself, very
beligerant and seems very out of it. She
is a very outgoing smart woman who now is
a little childlike and I am concerend
about that too. She asked for medical
attenion initially because she was dizzy
and had trouble breathing. She also has
asthma which didn't help. They gave her
exrays of her lungs and they found
nothing. Then she had some pain in in her
lower right abdomen and her blood count
and blood pressure were dropping. 110/50
at one point. Blood count 13 to 9. Then
they gave her an endoscopy and found
nothing, then they gave her a CT scan of
the abdomen where they said they saw
"thickening". Then they ordered the
colonoscopy where they found this mass
that has yet to be identified. This
thickening that was found, can this be the
thickening of the cecum wall from an
inflammed mass? I have been reading about
the appendicts and the cecum and how the 2
are intertwined sometimes. She had her
appendicts removed at a young age.. could
there be inflammation that was growing at
a slow rate all these years? THANK YOU SO
MUCH for your feedback. Everything you
have told me so far is right on the money
and you answered a lot of questions that
are very helpful. If you could also help
me with these other questions- could this
be an inflammatory mass of the cecum,
begign tumor and all the other questions,
I would be MOST GRATEFUL. I really look
forward to your reply, thank you again
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Hi, debwalk! Posted: 05-12-08 03:55am
You are welcome anytime!
Sorry for the delayed post!
I guess you already got answers to some of
your questions.
The inflammatory mass can be a
diverticulitis, complicated apendicitis,
previously undiagnosed Crohn's disease,
perforated cecal neoplasm, paracolic
abscess of unknown cause.
Exertional dyspnea (difficulty breathing),
dizziness, weakness, fatigue, diarrhea,
constipation, anorexia, weight loss,
vomiting, and other symptoms are signs of
intestinal obstruction caused by the
cancer mass as it progresses.
Cancer of the cecum is more prevalent in
women and occurs more frequently after the
fourth decade of life, with a tendency for
the incidence to remain high until the age
of 75 years or more in both men and
women.
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