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Rare cancer: ovarian clear cell carcinoma

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (170)
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@jchantler

Do I have a solid tumor? I have clear cell carcinoma. I have lots of cancer in my uterus, inoperable now due to metastasis. I have small tumors in my abdomen. Are all tumors solid?
Sorry, I've done a lot of research but apparently I am missing some basic information. There is a patient portal and I am going to ask about Enhertu tomorrow!

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | 2 days ago

@jchantler I think @val64 can answer this question better than me.

My husband is a pathologist, now retired. He refers to these cancers that we are discussing as "tumors". Like me, you probably think of tumors as a solid sort of lump. I read that a tumor refers to a mass of abnormal cells.

Here is information from Cleveland Clinic:

What is a tumor?

-- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21881-tumor

Does this help?

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val64 | @val64 | 2 days ago

Yes, you have a solid tumor. (Anything that's not a leukemia or lymphoma is a solid tumor.)

I think the only issue in your eligibility for Enhertu right now is whether you have technically failed the first-line carbo/taxol/Keytruda chemo. Having some tumors that are growing doesn't sound good to me, even if others are shrinking. But I'm not a doctor. Was there a long gap between your previous scan and when you started chemo? Then maybe they're thinking that the growth occurred before you started chemo?

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