What is Gastrointestinal Tumor? How serious is it? Is it completely curable once tumor is sucessfully removed?

This is pertaining to a 48 year old lady. She suffered excess bleeding during periods (this continued even after the mensus period), fever for nearly 2 - 3 weeks in additional to cough with severe flem. These I understand were symptoms of fibroids and that is why it was decided to operate and remove the fibroid/uterus. But during the operation, it was discovered that the tumor was not inside or around the uterus, but next to the small intestine. Only then the doctors suspected cancer and later conducted tests which confirmed that the disease was infact gastrointestinal tumor (cancer). The tumor was about 10 - 12 inches long and was successfully removed during the operation. She had never experienced any abdominal pain or uneasiness owing to this before the operation.

First off, when people hear "tumor" they automatically think "cancer," but not all tumors are cancerous. If the tumor was benign, then it was removed and that will probably be the end of it. The doctors might want to schedule follow-up visits, but it's highly unlikely that it will recur. And if it did, they could just remove the new growth, and it's still not that big of a deal.

However, if the growth was in fact cancerous (this would be determined after it was removed), there could potentially still be cells left over after it was removed. If there were no tumor cells left in the body, that's the end of it, and it won't recur. But if there are cancer cells left over, the tumor could (and probably will) recur, and if the tumor had metastasized (that is, spread to other parts of the body) before it was removed, there may be little the doctors can do. If it is in fact a cancerous tumor, it would be irresponsible of her doctors not to have discussed this in detail with her, and, at a minimum, scheduled a follow-up visit to ensure all the cells were removed, and potentially to begin chemotherapy or other treatments.

Either way, this is something you should discuss with the patient's doctor, not online. No one can diagnosis cancer over the Internet, and the people answering your question may or may not actually know what they're talking about.

why are you not asking your doctor??? your going to take medical advise from some complete strangers??? geeeeez something like this I would be talking to my doctor.

Unsure of scenario. Colon cancer ( if that's what your pertaining to ) can and has been successfully treated if diagnosed early. There is always a chance of recurrence as with any cancer. Seriousness for any cancer found. It also depends if the cancer was primarily at the small intestine site or if it metastasized from another site. Good Luck Also write down these questions and follow up with your doctor ASAP