My husband was diagnosed with appendix ca in march 2011. His tumor was 4.5 cm and metastasized to peritoneal cavity , diaphragm, right side of liver and outer wall of large bowel and small bowel. Dr said it was mucinous adenocarcinoma My husband had two surgeries with bowel resection and cytoreduction. Followed up with Hipec. He is presently on his 11th chemo of Folfox with one more to finish. My question is : oncologist stated this was considered stage 4 but I need to know the general prognosis of this diagnosis ?
Hi. Stage 4 means that cancer has spread to distant places from primary site in body (distant metastasis). Stage 4 is usually not cured. In stage 4 appendix cancer, around 50% of patients do not survive 2 years and almost 20% survive for more than 5 years. Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions, I will be happy to help.