Hi,
Please remember that in medicine, there is a dictum that a diagnosis of cancer cannot be established without examining the tissue under a microscope. This means that the CT scan and other reports are merrely suggestive, not confirmatory. Please get an oncologists appointment, who may recommend a biopsy or an FNAC to confirm the diagnosis, and discuss various treatment options based on the results.
In general, the earlier treatment is begun for cancer, the better the clinical outcome.
All the Best!
so that means my husband has cancer? how long can he go without it being taken care of - he says he feels fine and no pain
Debby
Hi Debbie,
The CT report you mentioned has concluded that the mass is likely to be malignant - either primary or malignant. By primary, we mean that the tumor arose in the liver itself. By metastatic, we mean that the tumor arose at some distant site (for example the colon) and then spread to involve the liver.
Good luck!
I dont know what his CEA level was all the doctor said was all his blood work was good - actually he was surprised that it was -i did have a copy but gave it to his health nurse that comes in to see him - i do have a copy of the report of the cat scan - and - xray- it did say on the report he had a 7.3x6x4.6cm in the right upper lobe of the liver near the dome it said a small amount of calcification is visable within it - the diagnostic possibilitys include both primary and metastic malignacies i dont under stand all that maybe u can help me -
thank you
Debby
Hi,
I am so sorry to hear about your husbands health issues.
Even if the blood reports are all normal, it does not rule out cancer. The only way to diagnose the colon mass and the liver lesions is to perform some sort of a biopsy - either colonoscopic or from the liver (under ultrasound or CT guidance).
If invasive procedures are to be avoided for any reason, then a PET scan or an MR spectroscopy may help determine the nature of the lesions.
Also, what is his CEA level?
Please continue to impress upon him the importance of quitting smoking.
All the best, and God Bless!