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Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastasized To Liver, Chemo Done. Has Abdominal Swelling, Weeping Edema, Side Pain. End Stage?
my sister has small cell lung cancer that has metatasized to her liver she has had chemo tx 2 times and just completed 5 weeks of radiation she is having side pain and abdominal swelling and weeping edema in her lower extremities my question is: what can be done about this and is this mean that the cancer has progressed to the end stage
Wed, 5 Dec 2012
Hi, I feel she has major liver function abnormalities and due to low serum albumin level, she is getting lower limb swelling and abdominal swelling. May or may not be due to disease progression. Important thing for her is to maintain serum albumin level with good oral nutritional supplement. If oral intake is poor, then par enteral nutrition would help. Take care.
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