Is chemo advisable for cancerous mass around the Mesenteric artery and veins?
Patient: My husband had pancreatic cancer over 5 years ago. Two years later he had adhesions surgery. Tests and Scans because his legs are swollen have shown a cancerous mass around the Mesenteric artery and veins. Is chemo advisable? Thank you for any information that would be be helpful for us to make a wise decision Doctor: Thanks for your question on HCM. If tumour mass encasing vessels than chemotherapy is the treatment of choice. Surgical resection is contraindicated due to encasement. So chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the only options available.  Targated radiotherapy should be tried to decrease the tumour bulk. Systemic chemotherapy will useful in prevention of distal metastases and also reduce tumour size.So chemotherapy should be given in this case.