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Suggest Management For Gallbladder Cancer Complicated By Jaundice
Hi. My mother has intailly detected for stone in gall baldder.but after operation we came to know that her gall baldder had been cancercous and it affected liver. So doctors suggest for chemotherpy. She taken 6 cycle of chemotherpy. after one month completion of chemotherpy..she has now suffering from jaundice. doctors are saying without curing jaundice they can't treat cancer..please suggest
Tue, 26 Aug 2014
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Your mother is suffering from stage 4 gall bladder cancer,.
Trestment at this stage consist of palliative chemotherapy to keep the disease under control and improve quality of life.
But as she has taken 6 cycles of chemotherapy and now is suffering from jaundice second line chemotherapy cannot be given till the bilirubin lebvel becomes less than 3mg/dL.
The cause of jaundice needs to be treated first and if it is common bile duct obstruction due to the tumour then artificial stenting or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage is required to bring down the bilirubin level.
Regards
DR De
Your mother is suffering from stage 4 gall bladder cancer,.
Trestment at this stage consist of palliative chemotherapy to keep the disease under control and improve quality of life.
But as she has taken 6 cycles of chemotherapy and now is suffering from jaundice second line chemotherapy cannot be given till the bilirubin lebvel becomes less than 3mg/dL.
The cause of jaundice needs to be treated first and if it is common bile duct obstruction due to the tumour then artificial stenting or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage is required to bring down the bilirubin level.
Regards
DR De
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