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Adrenal malignant neoplasm assumed to be metastasized from lung cancer
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Mar 25 4:34pm | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
Welcome @freitag. If I'm understanding you correctly, the cancerous mass that was found in the adrenal gland is thought to be metastasized lung cancer. This would mean it is not adrenal cancer, but rather lung cancer that has spread. Do I have that right? Assuming that is correct, I have moved your message to the Lung Cancer group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/lung-cancer/
It is important to know the type of cancer metastasized lung cancer or primary adrenal cancer to decide on treatment following surgery. If it is lung cancer that has spread, then treatment will be chemo or radiation or targeted therapies or other that are known to work for lung cancer. If it is a new primary cancer - adrenal cancer, then treatments for adrenal cancer will be recommended.
Does that make sense? Are you able to contact the surgeon before your follow-up appointment?
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Thank you. My husband has the same. I will go to the lung cancer group.
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Thank you! I will go to that group.
My follow-up appointment is just a tele-visit, and that is the only way I can communicate with him. There is a nurse-practitioner who was the contact person for me, but they are out for the month of November.