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What Causes Growth Of Masses On The Liver?

We need your advise about a male patient, 67 years. He was found with carcinoma of the colon 9 months ago.He got 6 sessions of chemiotherapy,but now the ultrasound shows 2 small masses on the liver . Please let us know what you thing and if possible to get a treatment in india?
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
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Hi,
I am so sorry to hear about the diagnosis. Provided the liver looked normal on previous scans, the new masses in the liver would suggest spread of the cancer to the liver. The future course of action will depend on a) whether there is any return of cancer in the colon itself (local recurrence) b) whether the cancer in the liver is amenable for surgical removal and c) whether the cancer has spread to any other parts of the body. There are various centers in India with excellent surgical teams which can potentially treat this patient. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any further details needed.
Hope the patient gets well soon.
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What Causes Growth Of Masses On The Liver?

Hi, I am so sorry to hear about the diagnosis. Provided the liver looked normal on previous scans, the new masses in the liver would suggest spread of the cancer to the liver. The future course of action will depend on a) whether there is any return of cancer in the colon itself (local recurrence) b) whether the cancer in the liver is amenable for surgical removal and c) whether the cancer has spread to any other parts of the body. There are various centers in India with excellent surgical teams which can potentially treat this patient. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any further details needed. Hope the patient gets well soon.