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Dark Blood With Clots In Stools, Severe Cough. History Of Being Treated For Prostate Cancer. Any Ideas?
My husband was treated for prostate cancer with 43 radiation treatments a year and a half ago. He recently has had dark blood in his stools which appear to be clots. He also has a cough which makes me believe his problem is his esophogus. He is scheduled for a colonoscopy this week. Perhaps it will be a virtual colonoscopy due to the radiation. At any rate, what does it sound like to you?
Thu, 12 Dec 2013
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As your husband were a patient of prostate cancer and he took radiation.
Now there is dark colored stool with severe cough , may be due to .
1 Secondaries in lungs , diagnosis can be confirmed by MRI of lungs . Usually this is the most common site for metastasis of prostate cancer.
2 Secondaries in liver , diagnosis can be confirmed by ultrasound of liver .
3 Metastasis in intestine , diagnosis can be confirmed by M R I and colonoscopy of large intestine . However dark colored stool is usually associated with involvement of upper G I tract .
In my opinion consult an ONCOLOGIST and get his opinion.
Good luck.
Dr.HET
Thanks for the query to H.C.M. Forum.
As your husband were a patient of prostate cancer and he took radiation.
Now there is dark colored stool with severe cough , may be due to .
1 Secondaries in lungs , diagnosis can be confirmed by MRI of lungs . Usually this is the most common site for metastasis of prostate cancer.
2 Secondaries in liver , diagnosis can be confirmed by ultrasound of liver .
3 Metastasis in intestine , diagnosis can be confirmed by M R I and colonoscopy of large intestine . However dark colored stool is usually associated with involvement of upper G I tract .
In my opinion consult an ONCOLOGIST and get his opinion.
Good luck.
Dr.HET
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