whiples operation on 1/3/11(findings: The distal stomach, bileduct, head of pancreas and proximal jejunum were removed. No obvious metastatsis in lymph node or liver were noted)Histopathology: (Periampullary) Adenocarcinoma, Moderately differentiatedwhat treatement now
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. You are having adenocarcinoma. You are not having lymphatic spread as lymph nodes are negative for malignancy. The best treatment is surgical removal (Whipple s operation) and post-operative chemotherapy. Since you already had Whipple s operation, better to undergo post-operative chemotherapy. The main reason for this is to prevent local recurrence and distal metastasis. During surgery, handling of mass can cause local site spillage of tumor cells. So these can cause local recurrence. So to prevent this, chemotherapy is needed. So consult oncologist and discuss all these.