What is Adenocarcinoma, Well Differentiated?!


Question: my father's biopsy result is Rectal Mucosa, Mucosal Biopsy: ADENOCARCINOMA, WELL DIFFERENTIATED. is it still curable? i don't knwo what it means? the doctor's said it's colon.and some other things..that i really cant understand...can someone please explain it to me..simpler.


Answers: my father's biopsy result is Rectal Mucosa, Mucosal Biopsy: ADENOCARCINOMA, WELL DIFFERENTIATED. is it still curable? i don't knwo what it means? the doctor's said it's colon.and some other things..that i really cant understand...can someone please explain it to me..simpler.

Adenocarcinoma of the colon is a cancer of the epithelial cells lining your father's rectum. That the pathologist determined that the cell type was well differentiated was an excellent sign as this means the cancer will be more easy to treat than a poorly differentiated type which would characteristically be harder to treat or cure than a well differentiated type.

You did not say what stage cancer your father had. This staging is what will really tell you what tendency for a cure he might have. Read this article on adenocarcinoma of the colon and scroll down to the section on staging for a fuller explanation. Find out if the Dr has told him what stage yet and we will be better able to answer any other questions you might have.

If his cancer is confined to the mucosal lining of his rectum then my guess is that his cancer was caught quite early and his chances for a cure are excellent but without more info I can not give you anything but my guess.

good luck to you both

http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic413.ht...

Here is another article that will be helpful to you.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/colon-c...

Most GI cancers are Adenocarcinoma. Cure and treatment is based on the stage it is in? If it is in stage 1,2,3 there is a good chance. Stage 4 is low but possible.

The wall of the colon has several different layers and each layer has a name. The mucosa is the second layer.

Adenocarcinoma is the kind of cancer he has and it is the most common type of colon cancer.

The differentiation refers to how the cancer cells look compared to a normal colon cells. It is rated from well differentiated (looking closest to normal) to undifferentiated (looking very abnormal). There are 4 grades.

I wish I could tell you if it is curable or not, I hope it is, but there just isn



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