My 85 year old grandfather recently went into hospital with stomach pains and was diagnosed with an appendix rupture. But prior to the diagnosis, a CT scan was done and a mass on his lung was visible. A biopsy was given, but they couldnt get to the spot, so now the doctors want to do another biopsy and go through his back. Should we get the biopsy given that my 85 year old grandfather probably wouldnt be able to handle any chemo or radiation if diagnosed?
Hello rearward welcome to Chat Doctor.come have evaluated your query in depth.* The decision to perform some procedure or decide for treatment aspects in this regard depends upon many factors as - symptoms of the patient - associated co morbid conditions - concern of the patient to get willingness of the needed medications - reports indicating the severity, site, extent of the lesion - calculations or advantages and disadvantages of both treating and not treating the current condition.* Now you can understand with how many details one can comment precisely on such critical query.* But in a nutshell, if not much large, not giving many annoying symptoms ; can keep a watch on the progress of the size. Hope this clears your query. Regards.