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Chronic Drinker And Heavy Smoker. Fainted And Vomited. MRI Scan Showed Tumour In Kidney. Body Scan Showing Cancer Cells. Cure?

Posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2013

Question: I was a chronic drinker (for over 10 years) and heavy smoker for over two decades (upto 30 cigrattes a day). Then one day I fainted and then vomitted in my office. Went to a gastro entrologist who sent me to a neurologist for a brain scan which came clean. Went back and then had a CT scan of right kidney which showed tumour. The kidney was taken out and a biopsy showed it was malignant. Took medicines for some days and then had full body scan which showed some cancer cells near aourta and pancreas. Have been taking Pazopanib Hydrochloride 400 mg tabs twice a day for over two months and am due for a follow up check up at Tata Meorial Cancer Hospital Mumbai on 12th September. I am attaching all relevant prescription/documents/scans stiched together in a PDF file.
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Answered by Dr. K. Harish (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Contact medical oncologist for further therapy.

Detailed Answer:
It appears that there is disease in the abdomen and possible spread to lungs.

It is unlikely that you would be advised for surgery. Please be in touch with a medical oncologist and you could be started on some oral medication like Sunitinib or Sorafenib. Your doctor would best advise you on this.

Hope this information was helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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