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Krukenberg Tumor, Cancer. Underwent Exploratory Laparotomy, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy And Gastrectomy. Permanent Cure?

Hello,
My mother recently went through exploratory laprotomy, TAH+ BSO (total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral sulphingophetomy) with paliative distal gasteroctomy, loop GJ.
She is 64 year old. Her weight is 47 kg. Doctors diagnosis says she was operated for Krukenberg tumor, and have carcinoma. Cancer is staged T3N1M1. Now what should be do afterward? is really chemotherapy could be helpful? is there really chance to cure completely this?
please suggest.
thanks.
posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2013
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HI ! The improved chemotherapy regimen now a days has given rise to improved survival rates with controlled disease. Therefore, your mother should go for chemotherapy under guidance of the Oncologist. In case of malignancy, the cure is calculated by a 5 year or 10 year survival rate. Thus it is too early to opine on the complete cure for this. I wish your mother a long disease free period.
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Krukenberg Tumor, Cancer. Underwent Exploratory Laparotomy, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy And Gastrectomy. Permanent Cure?

HI ! The improved chemotherapy regimen now a days has given rise to improved survival rates with controlled disease. Therefore, your mother should go for chemotherapy under guidance of the Oncologist. In case of malignancy, the cure is calculated by a 5 year or 10 year survival rate. Thus it is too early to opine on the complete cure for this. I wish your mother a long disease free period.