My 69 year old mother's biopsy report says SPECIMEN Cores from right lung lesion
Sample tissue
3 linear tissue, largest measure 1.5 cm. All embedded.
MICROSCOPIC FEATURES:
Section shows moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma with acinar pattern.
IHC carried out on block 174/23 shows the lesional cells are positive for TTF1 and are negative for
ALK1(D5F3,Ventana) and ROS1(SP 384,Ventana)
Please tell does my mother has cancer or not??
If she has then is it curable or not??
What is the treatment??
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Yes , this reports are suggestive of a type of lung cancer , which is called as non small lung cancer .
They have also done some markers that will help us in deciding treatment.
As other doctors have already explained to you , we need other investigation reports also to give you a better opinion regarding further treatment and prognosis .
Hope your doctor may have already helped you understanding this .
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You can get back , with further reports which can help us give better opinion
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Treatment are there for all stages of lung cancer . Prognosis depends on the stage . Start treatment as early as possible .
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