I Have Had Upper Right Quadrant Pain, Back Pain And

Posted on Fri, 7 Dec 2018

Question: I have had upper right quadrant pain, back pain and nausea for about 3 weeks. I have experienced this several times over the past 5 years. Could I have cancer?

Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is unlikely to have cancer

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear.
I have gone through your query.

So there can be several causes for right upper quadrant pain like gall bladder stone, inflammation, infection, infection of the colon, hepatitis, liver abscess, focal pneumonia of lung at that area etc.

Cancer of gall bladder can also present like this but as you said, with a history of 5 years this seems unlikely.

I'd suggest getting an ultrasound of the abdomen done to look for the cause.

Thanks and regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (1 hour later)

I had ultrasound and MRI last month both were normal. CT scan in February. Have had gallbladder removed some time ago. I worry about pancreatic cancer.

Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hello. It can be simple fibromyalgia

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. So if usg and mri are normal, paim can be due to simply fibromyalgia. Cancer is ruled out. Yoga, exercises and analgesics will help.
Thanks and regards
Feel free to ask further

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng